Reviews

Bookshots: 'Nothing' by Anne Marie Wirth Cauchon

December 23rd, 2013

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: Nothing Who wrote it? There is a lurid pulpiness of a Fawcett Gold Medal paperback at [Nothing's] core; a thriller-like structure which drives the narrative and fills it with an encroaching dread like a James M. Cain novel. Anne Marrie Wirth Cauchon Plot in a Box: Montana is burning to the ground and so are the young and desperate souls of Missoula.

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Bookshots: "Starling" by Sage Stossel

December 16th, 2013

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: Starling Who wrote it? Sage Stossel, a cartoonist and contributing editor with The Atlantic

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Bookshots: 'S.' by J.J. Abrams & Doug Dorst

December 9th, 2013

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

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Bookshots: 'fic: Why Fanfiction Is Taking Over the World' by Anne Jamison

December 5th, 2013

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: fic: Why Fanfiction Is Taking Over the World Who wrote it? With 'fic,' Jamison has written the absolute Bible for devotees of fan writing. Anne Jamison, author and Phd in Comparative Literature. Her work has been quoted in such publications as the NY Review of Books.

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Bookshots: 'Inside the Dream Palace' by Sherill Tippins

December 5th, 2013

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: Inside the Dream Palace Who wrote it? The book’s entertaining and detail-rich anecdotes ultimately make it a satisfying and very comprehensive read. New York based author of The February House, Sherill Tippins.

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Bookshots: 'Lesser Creatures' by Peter Giglio

December 3rd, 2013

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: Lesser Creatures Who Wrote it? It must be a daunting task to attempt a zombie novel in this day and age, especially if you're trying to do something different. Pushcart prize nominee and Horror Writers Association member, Peter Giglio.

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Bookshots: "The Mongolian Conspiracy" by Rafael Bernal

November 28th, 2013

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: The Mongolian Conspiracy

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Bookshots: 'Death of the Black-Haired Girl' by Robert Stone

November 26th, 2013

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: Death of the Black-Haired Girl

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Bookshots: 'Flushboy' by Stephen Graham Jones

November 20th, 2013

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: Flushboy Who Wrote it? I wouldn't be surprised if this is the novel that inspires a generation of kids raised on Farrelly Brothers movies to get serious about writing. Stephen Graham Jones, poster boy for the prolific, author of too many books to count (or, more specifically: 10 novels, three collections and one novella, according to his most recent bio).

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Bookshots: 'Princesses Behaving Badly' by Linda Rodriguez McRobbie

November 19th, 2013

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: Princesses Behaving Badly: Real Stories From History Without the Fairy-Tale Endings Who wrote it? Linda Rodriguez McRobbie, an American freelance journalist based in London.

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