Reviews

Bookshots: 'Monster's Chef' by Jervey Tervalon

June 12th, 2014

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: Monster's Chef Who wrote it? A "post-racial" pop star who bleaches his skin, has an amusement park on his property and is rather fond of young boys...haven't we heard this somewhere before? Jervey Tervalon, author of five books, including the bestselling Dead Above Ground.

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Bookshots: 'Shirley' by Susan Scarf Merrell

June 12th, 2014

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: Shirley Who wrote it? Up to this point, we’re heading in the direction of a straightforward mystery, and there’s nothing wrong with that. But then Merrell manages, in a masterly, Jacksonesque way, to skew the story into something else entirely. Susan Scarf Merrell – novelist and fiction editor of TSR.

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Bookshots: 'Inside Madeleine' by Paula Bomer

June 11th, 2014

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: Inside Madeleine Who wrote it? These stories, these girls, will stick with me for a long time...even if I want to forget them. Paula Bomer, author of the critically-acclaimed short story collection, Nine Months.

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Bookshots: 'The Silent History' by Eli Horowitz, Matthew Derby, Kevin Moffett

June 10th, 2014

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: The Silent History

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Bookshots: 'Pills and Starships' by Lydia Millet

June 10th, 2014

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: Pills and Starships

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Bookshots: 'Us Conductors' by Sean Michaels

June 9th, 2014

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: Us Conductors Who Wrote it: Music critic Sean Michaels, founder of the blog Said the Gramophone.

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Bookshots: 'Crystal Eaters' by Shane Jones

June 9th, 2014

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

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Bookshots: 'J.D. Salinger: The Escape Artist' by Thomas Beller

June 4th, 2014

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: J.D. Salinger: The Escape Artist Who Wrote It? Beller...focuses on the minutiae of Salinger’s existence, the small details that Shields' biography skimmed over... Professor, novelist, short story writer, essayist, and founder of the literary Journal, Open City, Thomas Beller.

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Bookshots: 'FaceOff' Edited by David Baldacci

June 3rd, 2014

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

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Bookshots: 'The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression' by Amity Shlaes and Paul Rivoche

May 29th, 2014

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression - the graphic novel edition Who wrote it? Words by Forbes syndicated columnist Amity Shlaes, bestselling author of Coolidge, The Forgotten Man and The Greedy Hand. The book is illustrated by Paul Rivoche, co-creator of 80s icon Mister X, cover illustrator for comics like Iron Man and Superman.

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