Tag: New York Journal of Books
Pride Plus: Gravity Is Stronger Here by Phyllis B. Dooney and Jardine Libaire @ nyjb
“Gravity Is Stronger Here by Phyllis B. Dooney and Jardine Libaire acts both as a time capsule and a group portrait. Capturing images from an eccentric rural south, the book gives voice to the paranoia, rage, and love in its people.” Continue reading Pride Plus: Gravity Is Stronger Here by Phyllis B. Dooney and Jardine Libaire @ nyjb
Sometimes Overwhelming, by Arlene Gottfried @ nyjb
“Arlene Gottfried’s photographs chronicle the excitement and everyday strangeness of a New York City long since forgotten.” Continue reading Sometimes Overwhelming, by Arlene Gottfried @ nyjb
Common Place by Sarah Pinder @ nyjb
“Sarah Pinder turns the mundane into the poetic sublime.” Continue reading Common Place by Sarah Pinder @ nyjb
Translation Tuesdays: Young Once, by Patrick Modiano @ NYJB
“Young Once is an elegant noir written by a master prose stylist.” Continue reading Translation Tuesdays: Young Once, by Patrick Modiano @ NYJB
Wednesday Comics Panel: Hellboy: 25 Years of Covers, by Mike Mignola @ nyjb
Hellboy: 25 Years of Covers by Mike Mignola turns these pulpy misadventures into immaculate art. Continue reading Wednesday Comics Panel: Hellboy: 25 Years of Covers, by Mike Mignola @ nyjb
Wednesday Comics Panel: The Night: A Graphic Novel, by Philippe Druillet
Brief and beautiful, Druillet’s genius shines through in this madcap adventure across post-apocalyptic wastes. Continue reading Wednesday Comics Panel: The Night: A Graphic Novel, by Philippe Druillet
The Complete Poems of A. R. Ammons, by A. R. Ammons
“The sheer heft of the two volumes only hints at the vast poetical output of Ammons, a variegated array of poeticules and epics, intimate confessions and scientific hymns, wordplay and wonderment.” Continue reading The Complete Poems of A. R. Ammons, by A. R. Ammons
The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Masterpiece Paintings by Kathryn Calley Galitz @ nyjb
“The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Masterpiece Paintings is a book ready for heirloom status. From prehistory to contemporary art, the book provides an encyclopedic array of art, from the famous to the anonymous. The wealth contained therein—visual and textual—is priceless.” Continue reading The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Masterpiece Paintings by Kathryn Calley Galitz @ nyjb
Doorstopper Week!
I like big books and I cannot lie … Continue reading Doorstopper Week!
The Driftless Area Review 