Book review of “The New World” by Andrew Motion
Nikki Celis A review of The New World By Andrew Motion The Crown Publishing Group ISBN 978-0-8041-3845-1 “Pride, I suppose. Stubbornness. Greed. Some defect in myself, which proves I am…
Book Review of “The Vacationers” by Emma Straub
Lisa Deane a review of: The Vacationers By Emma Straub Riverhead Books ISBN 978-159463157 Gistnopsis: Middle-aged married couple Franny and Jim, 28-year-old Bobby, and 18-year-old Sylvia, along with Franny’s best…
Book Review of Aaron Cully Drake’s “Do You Think This Is Strange?”
Shelley McAneeley a review of: Do You Think This is Strange? Aaron Cully Drake Brindle and Glass Publishing ISBN 978-1-927366-387 Having just completed my usual morning talk with my…
“a trip into the abyss” by Jordan Simpson: a Design Review of “House of Leaves” by Mark Z Danielewski
Jordan Simpson a review of: House of Leaves by Mark Z Danielewski Pantheon Books ISBN: 0-375-70376-4 Reading Mark Z. Danielewski’s “novel” House of Leaves (Feb 29, 2000) is a lot like…
Book Review of John Vigna’s “Bull Head”
Micheline Maylor A review of Bull Head by John Vigna Arsenal Pulp Press (2012) ISBN: 978-1-55152-490-0 $15.95 The epigraph to John Vigna’s debut short story collection begins with Flannery O’Connor’s…
Book Review of Julie Paul’s “The Pull of the Moon” by Julienne Isaacs
Julienne Isaacs A review of The Pull of the Moon by Julie Paul Brindle & Glass Publishing (2014) ISBN: 978-1-926531-51-9 $19.95 Julie Paul’s world is small-scale, human-sized, peopled by x-ray technicians and waitresses, all…
Book Review of “Shy: An Anthology” Edited by Naomi K. Lewis and Rona Altrows
Robin van Eck A review of Shy: An Anthology Edited by Naomi K. Lewis and Rona Altrows University of Alberta Press 2013 “If you don’t know what you’re talking about,…
Book Review of “The Hungry Ghost” by Shyam Selvadurai
Crystal Mackenzie A review of The Hungry Ghosts By Shyam Selvadurai Doubleday Canada (2013) ISBN: 978-0-385-67066-1 $29.95 Shyam Selvadurai’s The Hungry Ghosts tells the tale of a young Sri Lankan…
Book Review of “Under Budapest” by Ailsa Kay
Shelley McAneeley, B.A., M. Arch. A review of Under Budapest By Ailsa Kay Goose Lane Editions ISBN 978-0-86492-681-4 $19.95 How does a man become a monster? That is, besides the…
Book Review of “A Root Beer Season”
Annie Vigna A review of A Root Beer Season By Inge Bremer-Trueman Crabapple Mews Collective ISBN 978-0-9920795-2-9 $17.95 The cover shows a teenage girl dressed in an A&W carhop uniform,…