Reviews

Bookshots: 'Last Year' by Robert Charles Wilson

December 13th, 2016

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: Last Year Who wrote it? An enjoyable time travel story that hits all the right adventure beats so you can have a good time while still learning something about colonialism and romanticizing history. Hugo Award winner Robert Charles Wilson

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Bookshots: ‘The Show House’ by Dan Lopez

December 12th, 2016

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: The Show House Who wrote it? This is the first novel of Dan Lopez, a writer whose short stories have appeared in Los Angeles Review of Books, The Collagist, The Millions, Time Out New York, Storychord and others.

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Bookshots: 'Fungoid' by William Meikle

December 5th, 2016

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: Fungoid Who Wrote It? William Meikle, a rather prolifically published Scottish horror/thriller writer who looks like someone with whom you'd want to be friends (at least based on his Amazon author photo).

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Bookshots: ‘Bones Are Made To Be Broken’ by Paul Michael Anderson

December 1st, 2016

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: Bones Are Made To Be Broken Who wrote it? A solid entry by a young, extremely talented storyteller that I hope to be reading more of in the future. Horror short story writer, Paul Michael Anderson Plot in a Box: It’s a MASSIVE (430 pages!), gorgeously illustrated single author short story collection. So the plots are numerous.

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Bookshots: 'Slipping' by Lauren Beukes

November 29th, 2016

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: Slipping: Stories, Essays & Other Writing

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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: 'I Miss the World' by Violet LeVoit

November 17th, 2016

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: I Miss the World

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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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