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Bookshots: "The Wanderers" by Meg Howrey
March 15th, 2017
Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: The Wanderers Who wrote it? Meg Howrey, a professional dancer turned novelist. This is her third novel.
Read Review →Bookshots: "White Tears" by Hari Kunzru
March 14th, 2017
Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: White Tears Who wrote it: The prolific, multi-published author Hari Kunzru, who's only been published in The New Yorker (among many other places), for God's sake. How lame can it get, eh? (In all seriousness, his CV is darn impressive.)
Read Review →Bookshots: "The Vine That Ate The South" by J.D. Wilkes
March 14th, 2017
Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: The Vine That Ate The South Who wrote it? J.D. Wilkes, an author, visual artists, filmmaker, and frontman for the Legendary Shack Shakers.
Read Review →Bookshots: "Loving the Ocean Won't Keep It From Killing You" by Rachel Bell
March 13th, 2017
Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: Loving the Ocean Won’t Keep It From Killing You Who wrote it? Rachel Bell, a writer based in Chicago. Plot in a box: It is rare to read something so personal and hilarious and depressing and beautiful all at once. A woman attempts to cope with a history of sexual abuse and depression.
Read Review →Bookshots: "The Zero and The One" By Ryan Ruby
March 10th, 2017
Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: The Zero and The One Who wrote it? Essayist and Translator, Ryan Ruby.
Read Review →Bookshots: 'Bit Rot: Stories + Essays' by Douglas Coupland
March 8th, 2017
Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: Bit Rot: Stories + Essays Who wrote it? Canadian renaissance man Douglas Coupland, who divides his time between visual art, design, and writing. You might know him as the author of international bestseller Generation X, a book which defined a generation.
Read Review →Bookshots: "The Underworld" by Kevin Canty
March 7th, 2017
Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: The Underworld Who wrote it? Kevin Canty, the author of five previous novels, three short story collections, and a a faculty member in the English department at the University of Montana at Missoula.
Read Review →Bookshots: "Ill Will" By Dan Chaon
March 7th, 2017
Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: Ill Will Who wrote it? Best-selling, National Book Award nominated novelist and short story writer, Dan Chaon.
Read Review →Bookshots: "The Night Ocean" by Paul La Farge
March 3rd, 2017
Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: The Night Ocean Who wrote it? Paul La Farge, the novelist known for The Artist of the Missing; Haussmann, or the Distinction; The Facts of Winter and Luminous Airplanes. Each deals with mysteries and have surrealist, fantastical tones.
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