Reviews

Bookshots: 'The Mirror Thief' by Martin Seay

May 9th, 2016

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: The Mirror Thief Who wrote it? This is Martin Seay’s first book and he describes himself as "a writer of literary fiction and cultural criticism."

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Bookshots: 'Quiet Creature on the Corner' by Joao Gilberto Noll

May 9th, 2016

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: Quiet Creature on the Corner I found no empathy or understanding, and I can't say that I was any closer by the end of the book. Who Wrote It: Brazilian author of nearly twenty works and Guggenheim Fellow, João Gilberto Noll.

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Bookshots: 'Central Station' by Lavie Tidhar

May 6th, 2016

Title Central Station Who wrote it? Lavie Tidhar, winner of the 2012 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel. Plot in a Box: The title refers to the world’s biggest spaceport, located in Tel Aviv. The book follows the daily life of several of its inhabitants. Invent a new title for this book: Lonely Planet: Central Station Tel Aviv

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Bookshots: "Zero K" By Don Delillo

May 4th, 2016

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: Zero K Who wrote it? National Book Award winner, Don DeLillo Plot in a box: A dutiful but emotionally distant son of a multi-billionaire ex-financier travels to some Godforsaken desert to witness his dying stepmother be turned into a human popsicle while she waits for science to come up with a cure for MS. Soul searching and hilarity ensue!

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Bookshots: 'Late One Night' by Lee Martin

May 3rd, 2016

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: Late One Night Who wrote it? Lee Martin, the Pulitzer Prize Finalist author of The Bright Forever.

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Bookshots: 'Movie Stars' by Jack Pendarvis

April 13th, 2016

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: Movie Stars Who wrote it? Writers and other creatives will find ['Movie Stars'] especially amusing and uncomfortably accurate in some places. Jack Pendarvis, a writer and story editor for the TV show Adventure Time.

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Bookshots: 'Violation: Collected Essays' By Sallie Tisdale

April 13th, 2016

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: Violation: Collected Essays Who wrote it? The essays in 'Violation' are all lushly written and teeming with memory and insight. Award winning mega-essayist, Sallie Tisdale. Plot in a Box: It’s an essay collection, so no plot. Invent a new title for this book: Memory Box

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Bookshots: 'The Inventors' by Peter Selgin

April 12th, 2016

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: The Inventors Who wrote it? With wit, remorse, ferocious intelligence, and a little well-deserved self-pity, Selgin recounts his odd life. Peter Selgin, "a born writer, capable of taking any subject and exploring it from a new angle, with wit, grace, and erudition” (according to Oliver Sacks).

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Bookshots: 'Springtime: A Ghost Story' by Michelle de Kretser

April 11th, 2016

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: Springtime: A Ghost Story

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Bookshots: ‘The Association of Small Bombs’ by Karan Mahajan

April 7th, 2016

Bookshots: Pumping new life into the corpse of the book review Title: The Association of Small Bombs 'The Association of Small Bombs'  expertly examines pain. It pulses with awareness, feeling, and collectivism.  Who wrote it? Karan Mahajan, whose first novel, Family Planning, was an International Dylan Thomas Prize finalist. He was born in New Delhi, India.

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