Bookshots: 'Thrown' by Kerry Howley
Review by Leah Dearborn
Thrown should be required reading for all literary nonfiction fans.
Bookshots: 'The Cutting Room' edited by Ellen Datlow
Review by Christopher Shultz
Just in time for Halloween, a collection of short, scary tales involving films and filmmaking.
Bookshots: 'Sometimes the Wolf' by Urban Waite
Review by Cath Murphy
Comparisons to Cormac McCarthy are justified. Now there's a sentence I never thought I'd type.
Bookshots: 'Some Luck' by Jane Smiley
Review by Cath Murphy
Can Jane 'Pulitzer Prize' Smiley pull off another blinder? The jury is still out.
Bookshots: 'Hello Devilfish!' by Ron Dakron
Review by Ryan Peverly
Ron Dakron's "Hello Devilfish!" is part comic absurdity, part serious social commentary, and all entertainment all the time.
Bookshots: "The Boy Who Drew Monsters"
Review by Ed Sikov
Similar to seeing dead people, the boy in 'The Boy Who Drew Monsters' draws dead people. Shipwreck dead people, to be exact.
Bookshots: "The Glob Who Girdled Granville" and "The Secret Lives of Actors": A Double Monster Feature, by Peter Grandbois
Review by Chris Rosales
Peter Grandbois's latest Monster Double Feature collection of novellas will amuse and terrify you at the same time.
Bookshots: 'The Terrible and Wonderful Reasons Why I Run Long Distances' by The Oatmeal
Review by Leah Rhyne
Matthew Inman (aka The Oatmeal) tries to explain why he runs ultra-long distances, with hilarious and poignant results. Yes. I said poignant. Deal with it.
Bookshots: 'Butterfly Skin' by Sergey Kuznetsov
Review by Ryan Peverly
The 90s Russian cult novel finally gets an English translation. Will American audiences eat it up too?
Bookshots: 'Rooms: A Novel' by Lauren Oliver
Review by Leah Dearborn
Whether or not you’re able to enjoy 'Room's depends on how you answer one question: does a book need likable characters in order to be an excellent reading experience?
