Over at CCLaP, I reviewed The Lazarus Machine: a Tweed & Nightingale Adventure, by Paul Crilley. Steampunk fun for those who like the witty dialogue of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Warehouse 13 Continue reading CCLaP Mini-review: The Lazarus Machine: a Tweed & Nightingale Adventure, by Paul Crilley
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
Today I interview Joao Cerqueira, the Portuguese writer who wrote The Tragedy of Fidel Castro. We discuss God, Communism, and art. Continue reading An Interview with Joao Cerqueira
Today at CCLaP, Karl Wolff reviews “Keeping Bedlam at Bay in the Prague Cafe,” by M. Henderson Ellis, a comedic ride through post-communist Prague with John Shirting in his quest to set up a coffee franchise. Says Karl, “Like some madcap mashup of ‘Confederacy of Dunces’ and ‘The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret.'” Continue reading CCLaP Fridays: Keeping Bedlam at Bay in the Prague Cafe, by M. Henderson Ellis
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
Peru not only overturns the notion of nostalgia for childhood but also overturns the very foundations of the novel itself. Continue reading Peru by Gordon Lish @ The New York Journal of Books
This week at CCLaP, I investigate Gynecocracy, by Viscount Ladywood for the NSFW Files. In the novel, a wayward aristocratic man gets a stern lesson in forced feminization and the proper wearing of a corset. Who knew the Victorian era was so naughty? Continue reading NSFW Files: Gynecocracy, by Viscount Ladywood
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
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
“diatomhero: religious poems” by Lisa A. Flowers is only a little over fifty pages long, making it look and feel like a high quality magazine, some lost pagan relic turned afterlife samizdat. Continue reading diatomhero: religious poems, by Lisa A. Flowers
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