Commonplace Book: “Death, be not proud …” by John Donne
A well known sonnet from John Donne. Continue reading Commonplace Book: “Death, be not proud …” by John Donne
A well known sonnet from John Donne. Continue reading Commonplace Book: “Death, be not proud …” by John Donne
In Harold and Jack: The Remarkable Friendship of Prime Minister Macmillan and President Kennedy Christopher Sandford “expertly uses historical and archival material to make Kennedy’s and Macmillan’s Special Relationship come to life.” Continue reading Harold and Jack: The Remarkable Friendship of Prime Minister Macmillan and President Kennedy, by Christopher Sandford @ NYJB
This week Karl Wolff concludes his essay series “The NSFW Files” with an essay on the controversial graphic novel, Lost Girls, by Alan Moore and Melinda Gebbie. Continue reading The NSFW Files: Lost Girls, by Alan Moore and Melinda Gebbie
Espresso-sized book reviews for readers on the go. Karl Marx wrote in his 1852 book, The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Napoleon, “Hegel remarks somewhere that all facts and personages of great importance in world history occur, as it were, twice. He forgot to add: the first time as a tragedy, the second time as farce.” This occurs in Judge Dredd: Mega-City Two, written by Douglas Wolk and illustrated by Ulises Farinas. The notorious Judge Dredd gets relocated to Mega-City Two in a judicial exchange program. Although one would not think so with this grimdark postapocalyptic setting, but hilarity ensues. Mega-City … Continue reading Reviews in Brief: Judge Dredd: Mega-City Two: Written by Douglas Wolk, Illustrated by Ulises Farinas
The On Being Human Guerrilla Literary Salon is happening right now! You should totally go to it and get your hands on a limited edition handmade hardcover edition of the book. Continue reading The On Being Human Guerrilla Literary Salon
Saluting the fallen this Memorial Day with three poems. Continue reading Commonplace Book: Memorial Day Poetry: Sorley, Klemm, Pound
On Being Human Redux is an essay series that looks at serial killers, clones, the Culture series, a Beckett play, bunnies in Beatrix Potter and Richard Adams, and adroids. Continue reading On Being Human Redux: Further looks at books and movies that examine the question of humanity
Over at the New York Journal of Books, I review Calder Walton’s fascinating Empire of Secrets: British Intelligence, the Cold War, and the Twilight of Empire, all about the UK’s precarious position and its nefarious intelligence practices during the Cold War. Continue reading Empire of Secrets: British Intelligence, the Cold War, and the Twilight of Empire, by Calder Walton @ NYJB
My new book, “On Being Human,” has been published (in both ebook and handmade hardcover versions) by the Chicago Center for Literature and Photography. You should go out and buy a copy right now! Continue reading CCLaP: “On Being Human,” by Karl Wolff, on sale now!
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