The Ivan G. Goldman Interview
In this interview, I talk with Ivan Goldman about our damaged and corrupt justice system, media scaremongering, and those annoying (and seemingly omnipotent) Koch brothers. Continue reading The Ivan G. Goldman Interview
Tag: books
CCLaP Fridays: The Early Parking Garages of San Francisco, by Mark D. Kessler
This week at CCLaP Karl Wolff reviews, “The Early Parking Garages of San Francisco,” by Mark D. Kessler, an obscure topic that may reward a specialized type of reader. Continue reading CCLaP Fridays: The Early Parking Garages of San Francisco, by Mark D. Kessler
The Megapolitan Flaneur, Part 2: Making and Meaning
In this installment of The Megapolitan Flaneur, I get a crash course in bookbinding from Jason Pettus, founder of CCLaP. Continue reading The Megapolitan Flaneur, Part 2: Making and Meaning
I Don’t Know: In Praise of Admitting Ignorance (Except When You Shouldn’t), by Leah Hager Cohen @ NYJB
“I Don’t Know: In Praise of Admitting Ignorance (Except When You Shouldn’t),” by Leah Hager Cohen is a slim hardcover packs in plenty of information and does so in a way that entertains and enlightens. Like a Science Friday broadcast, one can read this short book during a couple of commutes. Continue reading I Don’t Know: In Praise of Admitting Ignorance (Except When You Shouldn’t), by Leah Hager Cohen @ NYJB
CCLaP Fridays: In Thunder Forged: Iron Kingdom Chronicles (The Fall of Llael: Book One), by Ari Marmell
This week at CCLaP I review “In Thunder Forged: Iron Kingdom Chronicles (The Fall of Llael: Book One),” by Ari Marmell, an exciting RPG tie-in novel full of intrigue, set-piece battles, and steampunk mecha. Continue reading CCLaP Fridays: In Thunder Forged: Iron Kingdom Chronicles (The Fall of Llael: Book One), by Ari Marmell
The Megapolitan Flaneur: Part 1: Making the Literary Scene @ Quimby’s (9/5/13)
The Megapolitan Flâneur is a series of short travel essays. These essays will focus on my trip to Chicago – September 4 – 6, 2013 – and what I experienced. Neither chronology or inventory, the essays will be reflective, free associative, and impressionistic. Continue reading The Megapolitan Flaneur: Part 1: Making the Literary Scene @ Quimby’s (9/5/13)
A Guide for the Perplexed: A Novel, by Dara Horn @ NYJB
At the New York Journal of Books I describe Dara Horn’s newest novel, A Guide for the Perplexed as “. . . a nerve-wracking international thriller and a group portrait of individuals dealing with circumstances beyond their control.” Continue reading A Guide for the Perplexed: A Novel, by Dara Horn @ NYJB
Week in Reviews: Zbig @ NYJB and Trade @ CCLaP
I review Zbig, an anthology about Jimmy Carter’s national security advisor, and Trade, a dystopian novel about the commodification of sex. Continue reading Week in Reviews: Zbig @ NYJB and Trade @ CCLaP
CCLaP Fridays: Sick Justice: Inside the American Gulag, by Ivan G. Goldman
This week I review Ivan Goldman’s scathing indictment of the American prison system, “Sick Justice: Inside the American Gulag.” American muckraking at its finest! Continue reading CCLaP Fridays: Sick Justice: Inside the American Gulag, by Ivan G. Goldman
The NSFW Files: Story of O, by Pauline Reage
This week I continue my ongoing essay series, The NSFW Files, with the controversial classic, The Story of O, by Pauline Reage, about a woman who desires to be dominated. Continue reading The NSFW Files: Story of O, by Pauline Reage
The Driftless Area Review 