Bookshots: "Dissident Gardens" by Jonathan Lethem
Review by Leah Rhyne
Jonathan Lethem's "Dissident Gardens" tracks 20th Century American Communism through the journey of one very bizarre New York family.
Bookshots: "The Thicket" by Joe R. Lansdale
Review by Ryan Peverly
A review of Joe R. Lansdale's "The Thicket," a novel about a boy trying to find his kidnapped sister in East Texas.
'The Willow Tree' by Hubert Selby, Jr.
Review by Phil Jourdan
Selby's take on love and forgiveness is still violent, disturbing and uncomfortable. That's why we love him.
"I Wear the Black Hat: Grappling with Villains (Real and Imagined)" by Chuck Klosterman
Review by John Jarzemsky
Chuck Klosterman's latest collection of non-fiction essays examines how we define villains within pop culture and how perceptions of good and evil change with time.
"Joyland" by Stephen King
Review by Richard Thomas
A riveting novel of love and loss, "Joyland" weaves together a coming of age tale with ghosts and crime to tell a powerful story.
'Lionel Asbo: State of England' by Martin Amis
Review by Jack Joslin
Do writers have a duty to their readers? A look at Martin Amis and his very angry novel 'Lionel Asbo: State of England'.
Rock Icons Revisited: Two New Books About Reggie and Fred
Review by Joe Daly
A pair of rock and roll's most legendary, flamboyant, and notorious icons are the subjects of two sharply differing accounts.
"That’s How I Roll" by Andrew Vachss
Review by Frank Bill
Andrew Vachss returns, with a new novel that tells the story of Esau Till, a cripple who sits recounting his confessional to the page after the accidental killing of a Fed.
"The Wind Through the Keyhole" by Stephen King
Review by Meredith Borders
Stephen King revisits the world of the Dark Tower...sort of.
'Butterfly in the Typewriter: The Tragic Life of John Kennedy Toole and the Remarkable Story of A Confederacy of Dunces' by Cory MacLauchlin
Review by Jack Joslin
Cory MacLauchlin illuminates the mysterious and tragic life of the author of 'A Confederacy of Dunces'.
