Commonplace Book: “It’s Medieval”
Aaronow doesn’t think they’re serious about cutting the sales force. Moss disagrees. Continue reading Commonplace Book: “It’s Medieval”
Tag: pop culture
The Lance Carbuncle Interview
Over at the Chicago Center for Literature and Photography, Sloughing Off the Rot received my pick for Best Bizarro Literature Book for 2013. I talk with the author, Reverend Lance Carbuncle, about the book’s inspiration, his work schedule, and blumpkins. Seriously, what’s with those things? Continue reading The Lance Carbuncle Interview
CCLaP Fridays: The Mustache He’s Always Wanted But Could Never Grow and Other Stories, by Brian Alan Ellis
This week Karl Wolff reviews Brian Alan Ellis’s short story collection, “The Mustache He’s Always Wanted but Could Never Grow,” a lowbrow bizarro collection of sex crazed lunatics, professional wrestlers, and other of society’s derelicts. Continue reading CCLaP Fridays: The Mustache He’s Always Wanted But Could Never Grow and Other Stories, by Brian Alan Ellis
The Burglary, by Betty Medsger @ NYJB
“The Burglary shows how a small group of committed individuals performed the bravest act of all, exposing Hoover . . .” – See more at: http://www.nyjournalofbooks.com/book-review/burglary-j-edgar-hoover#sthash.4xcuE9qY.dpuf Continue reading The Burglary, by Betty Medsger @ NYJB
CCLaP Fridays: The Year in Books, My Personal Picks
Gunmages, Nazi mind readers, sovereign debt, democracy versus authoritarianism … all that in more in Karl Wolff’s picks for the 2013 Year in Books. Continue reading CCLaP Fridays: The Year in Books, My Personal Picks
CCLaP Fridays: Papal Bull, by Joe Wenke
This week at CCLaP, I review “Papal Bull,” by Joe Wenke, a humorous take-down of the Holy See’s many flaws and foibles. Continue reading CCLaP Fridays: Papal Bull, by Joe Wenke
The NSFW Files: The Piano Teacher, by Elfriede Jelinek
In my latest installment of the NSFW Files, I discuss The Piano Teacher, by Elfriede Jelinek, a relentless attack on the human species by the controversial Austrian Nobel Laureate. Continue reading The NSFW Files: The Piano Teacher, by Elfriede Jelinek
Artifice and Authenticity @ thethepoetryblog
I review two new poetry books released by Les Figues Press over at thethepoetryblog. Continue reading Artifice and Authenticity @ thethepoetryblog
Tales of Two Cities: Paris, London, and the Birth of the Modern City, by Jonathan Conlin @ NYRB
This week at the New York Journal of Books, I review Tales of Two Cities: Paris, London, and the Birth of the Modern City, by Jonathan Conlin, which is “. . . an entertaining account that strings together fascinating factoids into a tapestry of urban history and cultural anthropology.” Continue reading Tales of Two Cities: Paris, London, and the Birth of the Modern City, by Jonathan Conlin @ NYRB
CCLaP Fridays: Pervert, by Mr. If
This week at CCLaP Karl Wolff reviews “Pervert,” by Mr. If, a confrontational erotic memoir of sorts that hocks a gobbet of spit at everything proper and polite in the United Kingdom. Continue reading CCLaP Fridays: Pervert, by Mr. If
The Driftless Area Review 