Reviews

Bookshots: 'Lions' by Bonnie Nadzam

July 14th, 2016

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: Lions Who wrote it? If you love Pollock’s 'Knockemstiff' as much as I do, then you’d be doing yourself a favor checking this one out. Bonnie Nadzam, author of Lamb, which was adapted into an independent film starring Ross Partridge and Oona Laurence.

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Bookshots: 'Neon Green' by Margaret Wappler

July 12th, 2016

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: Neon Green Who wrote it? Margaret Wappler, a Los Angeles writer and journalist who co-hosts the podcast, Pop Rocket. Neon Green is her novel debut.

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Bookshots: 'The Invaders' Edited by Jacob Weisman

July 11th, 2016

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: Invaders: 22 Tales from the Outer Limits of Literature

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Bookshots: 'Arcade' by Drew Nellins Smith

July 6th, 2016

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: Arcade Who wrote it? An essential read for young gay males searching for a literary companion in a world of books that isn’t always too embracing of the culture. Drew Nellins Smith, an Austin writer whose work can be found on The Believer, Tin House, Paste Magazine, The Millions, The Daily Beast, and Electric Literature.

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Bookshots: 'Underground Airlines' by Ben H. Winters

July 5th, 2016

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: Underground Airlines Who wrote it? Ben H. Winters, author of Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters, Android Karenina, and the Last Policeman trilogy.

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Bookshots: "Disappearance at Devil's Rock" by Paul Tremblay

June 21st, 2016

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: Disappearance at Devil’s Rock Who wrote it? Paul Tremblay, co-star of the cult Canadian show, Trailer Park Boys. Wait, no, that’s John Paul Tremblay. I mean, uh, Paul Tremblay, author of A Head Full of Ghosts, my favorite horror novel of 2015. Bram Stoker award winner. Shirley Jackson juror. Hater of pickles. All around swell fella.

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Bookshots: 'Nitro Mountain' by Lee Clay Johnson

June 20th, 2016

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

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Bookshots: "Stories of Your Life and Others" by Ted Chiang

June 15th, 2016

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: Stories of Your Life and Others Who wrote it? Ted Chiang, author of only 15 short works of fiction, but regarded as perhaps one of the best science fiction writers of all time, and for good reason.

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Bookshots: 'Shot In Detroit' By Patricia Abbott

June 15th, 2016

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: Shot In Detroit Who Wrote It? A demon of a read, and in my opinion, one of the sharpest noir-boiled novels of 2016 Derringer Award winning short story writer, novelist, blogger, and world’s coolest grandma (outside of my mother-in-law. Abbott has a slight advantage because she writes some pretty fucked up stories.)

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Bookshots: 'The Suburbs of Hell' by Randolph Stow

June 14th, 2016

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: The Suburbs of Hell Who Wrote It? Stow is especially adept at revealing the darker side of the human psyche, those realms that whip up madness, paranoia and violent tendencies. Randolph Stow, a native Australian and prolific author. This was his last of numerous novels published between 1956 and 1984. He died in 2010.

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