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Bookshots: 'The Mad and the Bad' by Jean-Patrick Manchette
July 15th, 2014
Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: The Mad and the Bad
Read Review →Bookshots: 'The Other Side: A Memoir' by Lacy M. Johnson
July 14th, 2014
Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: The Other Side: A Memoir Who wrote it? Beauty, pain, rage and hope suffuse every page of 'The Other Side'. It's not just a gripping memoir, but a testament to the healing powers of memory. Lacy M. Johnson, author of Trespasses: A Memoir, a Prof/Creative Director at University of Houston.
Read Review →Bookshots: 'Last Stories and Other Stories' by William T. Vollmann
July 10th, 2014
Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: Last Stories and Other Stories Who Wrote It? For the patient, intelligent reader, it will become a beloved and trusted old friend by the time you reach the final page. National Book Award winning, globe trotting badass, sometime cross dresser, and future Nobelist, William T. Vollmann.
Read Review →Bookshots: 'The Queen of the Tearling' by Erika Johansen
July 9th, 2014
Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: The Queen of the Tearling Who wrote it? My impression was neither one of gushing enthusiasm, nor of book-throwing, Goodreads-rant-inducing distaste. Debut author and Iowa Writers’ Workshop alum, Erika Johansen
Read Review →Bookshots: 'The Walk Home' by Rachel Seiffert
July 8th, 2014
Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: The Walk Home
Read Review →Bookshots: 'Forensic Songs' by Mike McCormack
July 8th, 2014
Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: Forensic Songs Who wrote it: A roster of insular, haunting stories that leave a dark, empty impression. Mike McCormack, author of two short story collections and two novels. He won the Rooney Prize for Literature in 1996.
Read Review →Bookshots: 'The String Diaries' by Stephen Lloyd Jones
July 7th, 2014
Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: The String Diaries Who Wrote It? Media agency director and first time novelist, Stephen Lloyd Jones (not to be confused with Stephen Graham Jones, who has written more novels than God). Better than Brown. Plot in a Box: A shape-shifting killer chases love across the ages, the current iteration of which is a young girl (weird) named Leah.
Read Review →Bookshots: 'California' by Edan Lepucki
July 7th, 2014
Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: California Who wrote it? Edan Lepucki, a staff writer for The Millions. This is her debut novel.
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