Reviews

Bookshots: 'Confessions' by Kanae Minato

August 18th, 2014

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: Confessions Who wrote it? A shifting landscape of motivations, one in which the unsuspecting reader becomes morally complicit. Kanae Minato, a Japanese housewife turned bestselling mystery author. Plot in a box: A middleschool teacher takes revenge on the students responsible for the death of her daughter.

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Bookshots: 'The Trouble with Brunch' by Shawn Micallef

August 15th, 2014

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: The Trouble With Brunch Who wrote it? Changes in how we brunch say much about how life has changed for white collar workers over the last three decades. Shawn Micallef, columnist with the Toronto Star and author of Stroll: Psychogeographic Walking Tours of Toronto. I sense he may be Canadian.

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Bookshots: 'The Supernatural Enhancements' by Edgar Cantero

August 13th, 2014

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: The Supernatural Enhancements Who wrote it: I’m just going to go ahead and say that this was one of my favorite books to review so far this year. Edgar Cantero, Barcelonean writer and cartoonist. The Supernatural Enhancements is his first novel published in English.

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Bookshots: 'Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage' by Haruki Murakami

August 12th, 2014

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage 

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Bookshots: 'We Are All Completely Fine' by Daryl Gregory

August 11th, 2014

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: We Are All Completely Fine Who wrote it? Something refreshing and unique — a short horror novel that is as much about relationships and people learning from one another as it is about the horrors that they are ultimately facing. Daryl Gregory, author of Pandemonium, The Devil's Alphabet, Afterparty and numerous short stories. 

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Bookshots: 'The Big, Bad Book of Botany' by Michael Largo

August 6th, 2014

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: The Big, Bad Book of Botany: The World's Most Fascinating Flora Who wrote it? Michael Largo['s]... narrative voice is reminiscent of that nerdy science teacher who talked way too much about plant sex. Michael Largo, author of other list-y books like The Big, Bad Book of Beasts and Final Exits: The Illustrated Encyclopedia of How We Die.

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Bookshots: 'Global Muckraking' Edited by Anya Schiffrin

August 5th, 2014

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: Global Muckraking: 100 Years of Investigative Journalism from Around the World

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Bookshots: 'The Very Best Fantasy & Science Fiction, Volume 2' Edited by Gordon Van Gelder

August 4th, 2014

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: The Very Best of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Volume 2

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Bookshots: 'Season To Taste or How To Eat Your Husband' by Natalie Young

August 1st, 2014

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: Season To Taste or How To Eat Your Husband

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Bookshots: 'Invisible Beasts' by Sharona Muir

July 16th, 2014

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: Invisible Beasts Who wrote it? A peculiar, whimsical book with some very original ideas. Sharona Muir, author if The Book of Telling, and Professor of Creative Writing at Bowling Green State University. Plot in a box: Sophie has an extremely rare genetic trait that allows her to see creatures that are invisible to everyone else.

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