Joao Cerqueira interview … in Italian!
My recent interview with author Joao Cerqueira has been translated in Italian for the arts website Fucinemute. Continue reading Joao Cerqueira interview … in Italian!
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CCLaP Fridays: The Heroin Chronicles, edited by Jerry Stahl
Drugs are bad. Over at CCLaP, I review The Heroin Chronicles, edited by Jerry Stahl. Continue reading CCLaP Fridays: The Heroin Chronicles, edited by Jerry Stahl
End of the Good Life, by Riva Froymovich @ NYJB
“In its crisp brevity, End of the Good Life should be read by the under- and unemployed millions of Millennials.” Continue reading End of the Good Life, by Riva Froymovich @ NYJB
CCLaP Fridays: The Blue Kind, by Kathryn Born
Today’s book review: “The Blue Kind,” a dystopian drug novel by Chicago-area author Kathryn Born, and put out by academic imprint Switchgrass. Says reviewer Karl Wolff, “More novelists writing in science fiction should take these kinds of chances.” Continue reading CCLaP Fridays: The Blue Kind, by Kathryn Born
Nothing Serious, by Daniel Klein @ NYJB
Nothing Serious, by Daniel Klein is “. . . a rollicking farce . . . a tightly plotted comedic tale with a genuine emotional center and a sharp satirical wit.” Continue reading Nothing Serious, by Daniel Klein @ NYJB
CCLaP Fridays: The Nazi Seance, by Arthur J. Magida
This week at CCLaP I review “The Nazi Seance” by Arthur J. Magida, in which a famous mind reader hides his Jewish identity as he consorts with Nazis. Continue reading CCLaP Fridays: The Nazi Seance, by Arthur J. Magida
CCLaP Fridays: Gold Coast Madam, by Rose Laws with Dianna Harris
This week at CCLaP, I review “Gold Coast Madam,” by Rose Laws with Dianna Harris, an autobiography of Rose Laws and the seamier side of Chicago history. Continue reading CCLaP Fridays: Gold Coast Madam, by Rose Laws with Dianna Harris
Translation Tuesday: The Tragedy of Fidel Castro, by João Cerqueira
The Tragedy of Fidel Castro by João Cerqueira can be read as alternate history, political fable, or dark comedy. The novel finds JFK and Castro in a fatal battle. Continue reading Translation Tuesday: The Tragedy of Fidel Castro, by João Cerqueira
CCLaP Fridays: The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill: Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965, by William Manchester and Paul Reid
Over at CCLaP, I review the last volume of The Last Lion: Defender of the Realm, by William Manchester and Paul Reid, the final third of Winston Churchill’s life. Continue reading CCLaP Fridays: The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill: Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965, by William Manchester and Paul Reid
CCLaP Fridays: The King of Pain, by Seth Kaufman
Karl Wolff begins 2013 reviewing Seth Kaufman’s novel “The King of Pain,” about a reality TV producer lodged beneath his giant home entertainment system, his predicament complicated by reading a short story collection about prisons written by someone named Seth Kaufman. Continue reading CCLaP Fridays: The King of Pain, by Seth Kaufman
The Driftless Area Review 