Reviews

Bookshots: "120 Doses" by Neil Krolicki

December 30th, 2014

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: 120 Doses Who Wrote It?: The story is one that draws you right in, the violence evident from the first pages. The colors and graphics, the nightclubs and skylines, the women—they draw your eye from one panel to the next. Burnt Tongues contributor, Neil Krolicki (with art by Jason McQuitty and John Rauch).

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Bookshots: Fifty Mice by Daniel Pyne

December 30th, 2014

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: Fifty Mice Who wrote it? Daniel Pyne

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Bookshots: 'Both of Me' by Jonathan Friesen

December 23rd, 2014

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: Both of Me Who wrote it: Jonathan Friesen, author of the ALA Schneider Award-winning Jerk, California.

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Bookshots: 'The Poetic Edda' translated by Jeramy Dodds

December 11th, 2014

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: The Poetic Edda

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Bookshots: 'Butterflies in November' by Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir

December 10th, 2014

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: Butterflies in November Who wrote it? A funny little book about womanhood, childhood, marriage, divorce, and the various aspects of love, particularly how we give and receive it. Award winning Icelandic novelist, Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir

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Bookshots: 'Dark Screams: Volume One' edited by Brian James Freeman and Richard Chizmar

December 9th, 2014

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book revie Title: Dark Screams: Volume One Who Wrote It? Stephen King, Kelley Armstrong, Bill Pronzini, Simon Clark and Ramsey Campbell. The anthology was edited by Brian Freeman and Richard Chizmar, both of Cemetery Dance fame (though this book isn't being released through CD's publishing arm, but rather through Hydra). More info here.

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Bookshots: 'The Year of Reading Dangerously' by Andy Miller

December 8th, 2014

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: The Year of Reading Dangerously: How Fifty Great Books (and Two Not-So-Great Ones) Saved My Life Who wrote it? Andy Miller

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Bookshots: 'Rudolph!: He is the Reason for the Season' by Mark Teppo

December 5th, 2014

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: Rudolph!: He is the Reason for the Season Who Wrote It? Mark Teppo, author of the Codex of Souls series. If you think you’re over Christmas stories, 'Rudolph!' makes a compelling argument to the contrary. Plot in a Box: Rudolph leads the reindeer in a commando raid on the afterlife to rescue Santa’s soul.

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Bookshots: 'The Genome' by Sergei Lukyanenko

December 3rd, 2014

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: The Genome Who wrote it? Sergei Lukyanenko, czar of Russian science fiction, builder of fantastic alternate worlds, scribe of the "World of Watches" pentalogy, and the East's answer to Heinlein and Gibson.

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Bookshots: 'Damn! A Cultural History of Swearing in Modern America' by Rob Chirico

December 2nd, 2014

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: Damn! A Cultural History of Swearing in Modern America Who wrote it? Spoiler alert: there's really no difference between screaming "shoot" and "shit" when stubbing a toe, at least to your brain Rob Chirico, artist and author of several books, including Field Guide to Cocktails.

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