Reviews

Bookshots: 'Excavation: A Memoir' by Wendy C. Ortiz

November 3rd, 2014

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: Excavation: A Memoir Who wrote it? Shocking and universal, written in tones both measured and raw. Ortiz is a master at summing things up with a lovely turn of phrase. Wendy C. Ortiz has written for several journals, including McSweeney's. Look for her second memoir, Hollywood Notebook, out this month.

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Bookshots: 'Our Secret Life in the Movies' by Michael McGriff and J.M. Tyree

November 3rd, 2014

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: Our Secret Life in the Movies Who wrote it? 'Our Secret Life in the Movies' may very well hit you right where you live – as long as you live in your head, and your head is in severely poetic disorder. Michael McGriff and J.M. Tyree

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Bookshots: 'The Last Projector' By David James Keaton

October 30th, 2014

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: The Last Projector Who Wrote It? There are plenty of what the fuck moments in 'The Last Projector', but overall Keaton manages to balance out the weirdness with his distinct, hilarious voice and craft an intensely engaging plot. Writer, professor, and bar trivia champion, David James Keaton

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Bookshots: 'Last Winter We Parted' by Fuminori Nakamura

October 21st, 2014

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: Last Winter We Parted Who wrote it? Nakamura’s latest novel takes us into the mind of a murderer whose greatest lie may be the admission that he’s guilty. Japanese crime novelist Fuminori Nakamura, winner of the 2010 Ōe Kenzaburō Prize.

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Bookshots: 'Fat Man and Little Boy' by Mike Meginnis

October 20th, 2014

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: Fat Man and Little Boy Who wrote it? A reading experience similar to being pummeled by a Mickey Mouse with giant plush hands – delightfully, perversely enjoyable. Mike Meginnis, land locked home-schoolee and publisher. Fat Man and Little Boy is his debut.

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Bookshots: 'Sex World' by Ron Koertge

October 15th, 2014

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: Sex World Who wrote it? Poet Ron Koertge, author of The Ogre's Wife and many other great works

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Bookshots: 'Consumed' by David Cronenberg

October 14th, 2014

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

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Bookshots: 'Thrown' by Kerry Howley

October 14th, 2014

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: Thrown Who wrote it: Kerry Howley (incidentally, Googling her name brings up a completely separate artist who makes some fascinating jewelry out of hair).

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Bookshots: 'The Cutting Room' edited by Ellen Datlow

October 13th, 2014

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: The Cutting Room: Dark Reflections of the Silver Screen Who wrote it? Dennis Etchison, Peter Straub, Gemma Files & Stephen J. Barringer, Stephen Graham Jones, Laird Barron and Kim Newman, are just a few of the authors appearing in this anthology, culled by renowned editor Ellen Datlow.

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Bookshots: 'Sometimes the Wolf' by Urban Waite

October 8th, 2014

Title Sometimes the Wolf Who wrote it? Urban Waite, Seattle resident with two previous novels under his belt: The Carrion Birds and The Terror of Living. More info at his website. This is an altogether more hopeful and redemptive read than No Country for Old Men or The Road... Plot in a Box Washington State lawman Bobby Drake discovers his recently released jailbird dad has a secret. The dangerous kind.

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