Reviews

Bookshots: 'They Don't Come Home Anymore' by T.E. Grau

November 28th, 2016

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: They Don't Come Home Anymore Who wrote it? T.E. Grau, Shirley Jackson Award nominated author of The Nameless Dark.

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Bookshots: ‘Moonglow’ by Michael Chabon

November 22nd, 2016

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: Moonglow Who wrote it? American author Michael Chabon, known for his Pulitzer prize-winningThe Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay and The Yiddish Policemen's Union, for which he won the Hugo and Nebula awards. Surprisingly, for a “literary” author, he is a firm defender of plot-driven fiction and genre fiction.

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Bookshots: 'Burn My Shadow' by Tyler Knight

November 21st, 2016

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: Burn My Shadow: A Selective Memory of an X-Rated Life Who wrote it? Make no mistake, this memoir is unlike any memoir you’ll ever read—pornographic or otherwise. Former adult film star Tyler Knight

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Bookshots: 'Swing Time' by Zadie Smith

November 15th, 2016

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: Swing Time Who wrote it? I’m generally not a fan of coming-of-age stories, as they tend to be formulaic. 'Swing Time' broke the mold in some interesting ways. English novelist Zadie Smith, author of White Teeth and On Beauty.

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Bookshots: "The Sick Bag Song" by Nick Cave

November 7th, 2016

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: The Sick Bag Song Who Wrote It: Legendary Australian singer Nick Cave, of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.

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Bookshots: 'Pull Me Under' by Kelly Luce

November 3rd, 2016

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: Pull Me Under The most compelling thread throughout 'Pull Me Under' is Luce’s take on the cultural phenomenon of Kireru (a term used to describe kids in Japan who snap and commit violent acts) and Rio’s fear that it could happen again.  Who wrote it?

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Bookshots: "Reel" by Tobias Carroll

November 3rd, 2016

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: Reel Who wrote it? Tobias Carroll, a prolific freelance journalist/writer, interviewer, book reviewer, and the man behind the popular literary magazine Vol.1 Brooklyn.

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Bookshots: 'Nightmares: A New Decade of Modern Horror' Edited By Ellen Datlow

November 2nd, 2016

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: Nightmares: A New Decade of Modern Horror Who wrote it? It’s a huge anthology, so the authors are numerous. But it was edited by the God of horror anthologists, Ellen Datlow.  Plot in a Box: I’ll go ahead and let Datlow sum it up for me from her introduction:

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Bookshots: 'A Bloom of Bones' by Allen Morris Jones

November 1st, 2016

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: A Bloom of Bones Who wrote it? Allen Morris Jones, a prolific writer of short stories and essays and the author of Last Year’s River. He also is the editor of Big Sky Journal.

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Bookshots: 'Land of Love and Ruins' by Oddny Eir

October 25th, 2016

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: Land of Love and Ruins Who Wrote It: A quiet and intriguing book that contemplates the connections between people and their environments, posing broad questions that should resonate with readers from very different backgrounds. Oddný Eir, translated by Philip Roughton

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