Speculative Los Angeles, by Denise Hamilton @ nyjb
“Accessible, challenging, and fun by turns, Speculative Los Angeles possesses everything a fan could want.” Continue reading Speculative Los Angeles, by Denise Hamilton @ nyjb
Tag: California
CCLaP Fridays: Sick Pack, by MP Johnson
What happens when a Fabio-esque model finds his glorious abs have escaped him? He hires a bounty hunter with robot hands. Then the events of “Sick Pack,” by MP Johnson, get weird. Continue reading CCLaP Fridays: Sick Pack, by MP Johnson
American Odd: Conspiranoia!: the Mother of All Conspiracy Theories, by Devon Jackson
This week I continue my American Odd essay series with a look at Conspiranoia!: the Mother of All Conspiracy Theories, by Devon Jackson. It’s the essay the UFO nazi Bilderbergers don’t want you to read … or do they? Continue reading American Odd: Conspiranoia!: the Mother of All Conspiracy Theories, by Devon Jackson
“My Wet Hot Drone Summer: New Lovers #4,” by Lex Brown @ NYRB
If “My Wet Hot Drone Summer” by Lex Brown is any indication of the quality Badlands Unlimited brings to the literary erotica market, then they are off to a great start. Continue reading “My Wet Hot Drone Summer: New Lovers #4,” by Lex Brown @ NYRB
Commonplace Book: “I can’t complain.”
I think this quote really brings the room together. But that’s just my opinion, man. Continue reading Commonplace Book: “I can’t complain.”
CCLaP Fridays: Speak Now: Marriage Equality on Trial, by Kenji Yoshino
This week I review “Speak Now: Marriage Equality on Trial,” by Kenji Yoshino, about the court case that eventually repealed Prop 8. Continue reading CCLaP Fridays: Speak Now: Marriage Equality on Trial, by Kenji Yoshino
CCLaP Fridays: By Way of Water, by Charlotte Gullick
This week I review “By Way of Water,” by Charlotte Gullick, about a family of Jehovah’s Witnesses living in timber country in the Seventies. Continue reading CCLaP Fridays: By Way of Water, by Charlotte Gullick
An Interview with Joan Frank
I recently reviewed Joan Frank’s Make It Stay, a story of love and loss set in North California wine country. In the interview, we talk about the writing process, unreliable narrators, and the volatility of literary taste. Continue reading An Interview with Joan Frank
CCLaP Fridays: Make It Stay, by Joan Frank
Today’s book review at CCLaP: “Make It Stay” by Joan Frank, which I calls my favorite read so far of the year. The novel explores the lives of two couples in a small Northern California town as they encounter births, deaths, joys, and frustrations. I assert, “Frank’s highly polished literary prose is definitely worth your time.” Continue reading CCLaP Fridays: Make It Stay, by Joan Frank
The Driftless Area Review 