Reviews

Bookshots: 'Margaret the First: A Novel' by Danielle Dutton

March 14th, 2016

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: Margaret the First: A Novel Who Wrote It: 'Margaret the First' is a refreshing and cerebral read that's perfect for a park bench in early spring. Danielle Dutton, author of SPRAWL and instructor at Washington University in St. Louis.

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Bookshots: 'Knockout' by John Jodzio

March 14th, 2016

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: Knockout

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Bookshots: 'Innocents and Others' by Diana Spiotta

March 8th, 2016

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: Innocents and Others

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Bookshots: 'The Folly of Loving Life' by Monica Drake

March 8th, 2016

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: The Folly of Loving Life Who Wrote It: Drake writes with simple elegance and a sharp sense of humor, finding much to love and laugh at with her hopelessly flawed characters. Author of the critically acclaimed novels, Clown Girl and The Stud Book, Monica Drake. She's kind of a big deal, now. At least to me.

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Bookshots: 'Perfectly Broken' by Robert Burke Warren

March 7th, 2016

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: Perfectly Broken Who wrote it? Robert Burke Warren, musician (also known as Uncle Rock) and writer. Perfectly Broken  is his debut. More info at his website.

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Bookshots: 'Square Wave' by Mark de Silva

February 25th, 2016

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: Square Wave

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Bookshots: 'Seeing Red' by Lina Meruane

February 23rd, 2016

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: Seeing Red Seeing Red is so gorgeous in English, the translation by Megan McDowell maintaining the sense of poetry of language. Who Wrote It? Multiple International Award-winning Chilean-author Lina Meruane; translated into English by the very prolific Megan McDowell.

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Bookshots: ‘The Blood Strand’ by Chris Ould

February 17th, 2016

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: The Blood Strand Who wrote it? This is one of those books that explores the idea of “family” and what it means to be from somewhere. Chris Ould is a British, BAFTA-winning screenwriter for numerous UK television programs, including The Bill, Casualty, and Hornblower. He has two previous novels and two young adult novels to his name.

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Bookshots: 'Lovecraft Country' by Matt Ruff

February 16th, 2016

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: Lovecraft Country Who wrote it? It turns out that even many-tentacled void hounds are nowhere near as scary as white people in Jim Crow America. Matt Ruff, author of Bad Monkeys, a very different, but equally entertaining book.

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Bookshots: 'Interior Darkness' by Peter Straub

February 16th, 2016

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: Interior Darkness Who wrote it: I was left with an unmistakable spine tingle and feeling of lingering discomfort. Acclaimed author Peter Straub, well known for his horror fiction. Plot in a Box: Interior Darkness is a collection of sixteen chilling short stories spanning 25 years of Straub's career.

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