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
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
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
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
“Tyrant Banderas” is a campy and hallucinatory novel that is also accessible to mainstream readers. Continue reading Translation Tuesdays: Tyrant Banderas, by Ramón del Valle-Inclán
This week I review Island of the White Rose, by R. Ira Harris, about a disillusioned Cuban priest struggling with his moral and political convictions amidst the Batista dictatorship. Continue reading CCLaP Fridays: Island of the White Rose, by R. Ira Harris
This week at CCLaP I review a controversial book, God and the Fascists, by Karlheinz Deschner, that implicates Vatican culpability with several fascist leaders. Continue reading CCLaP Fridays: God and the Fascists, by Karlheinz Deschner
“Neither heroine nor villainness, Rose Kennedy shines through as an extraordinary human being.” Continue reading Rose Kennedy: The Life and Times of a Political Matriarch, by Barbara A. Perry @ NYJB
Over at CCLaP I review “Among the Bloodpeople: Politics and Flesh,” by Thomas Glave, a new anthology of fiction and non-fiction works about prejudice, sexuality, and diaspora. Continue reading CCLaP Fridays: Among the Bloodpeople: Politics and Flesh, by Thomas Glave
At NYJB, I review The Sound of Things Falling, by Juan Gabriel Vasquez, a beautiful and strange entry into the literature of the Drug War. Continue reading The Sound of Things Falling, by Juan Gabriel Vasquez @ NYJB
The Driftless Area Review 