Reviews

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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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

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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.

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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.

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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

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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

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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.

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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.

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