Bookshots: 'Agnes' by Peter Stamm, translated by Michael Hofmann
Review by BH Shepherd October 24, 2016
A brief review of Michael Hofmann's translation of "Agnes" by Peter Stamm.
Bookshots: 'Flying Couch' by Amy Kurzweil
Review by Freddie Moore October 11, 2016
A look inside Amy Kurzweil’s debut graphic novel.
Bookshots: 'Swift to Chase' by Laird Barron
Review by Max Booth III October 7, 2016
A look at Laird Barron's haunting Alaskan collection.
Bookshots: 'Stranded' By Bracken MacLeod
Review by Keith Rawson October 6, 2016
A brief review of 'Stranded' By Bracken MacLeod.
Bookshots: ‘Colonel Lágrimas’ by Carlos Fonseca Suárez
Review by Dean Fetzer October 4, 2016
An aging mathematician works on his last project, a series of biographies of famous female alchemists, in his remote mountain home.
Bookshots: 'Triggerman' by Walter Hill and Matz
Review by Bart Bishop
A Review of Walter Hill's new comic book, 'Triggerman', from Titan Comics, in collaboration with crime novel publisher Hard Case Crime, with art by Matz.
BookShots: 'The Ferryman Institute' by Colin Gigl
Review by Christopher Shultz
A jaded ferryman tired of dealing with death gets a chance to figure out what he wants out of life.
Bookshots: 'Novi Sad' by Jeff Jackson
Review by Joshua Chaplinsky
Jeff Jackson returns with a "sister book" to the acclaimed punk rock mind bender, 'Mira Corpora'.
Bookshots: 'The Warren' by Brian Evenson
Review by Joshua Chaplinsky
Evenson's latest is a sci-fi novella that takes on nothing less than the nature of identity and what it means to be "human."
Bookshots: 'The Wonder' by Emma Donoghue
Review by Bart Bishop
A review of 'The Wonder', the latest from Emma Donoghue, author of 'Room'.
Bookshots: 'After James' By Michael Helm
Review by Keith Rawson
A brief review of Canadian novelist, Michael Helm's latest, 'After James'.
Bookshots: 'Intimations' By Alexandra Kleeman
Review by Keith Rawson
A brief review of 'Intimations' By Alexandra Kleeman.
Bookshots: 'Summerlong' by Peter S. Beagle
Review by Leah Dearborn
A quiet couple in late middle-age stumble upon an enchanting young waitress with some unusual characteristics.
Bookshots: 'Nutshell' By Ian McEwan
Review by Keith Rawson
A brief review of Ian McEwan's latest novel, 'Nutshell'.
Bookshots: 'We Eat Our Own' by Kea Wilson
Review by Max Booth III
What if Cormac McCarthy had written "Cannibal Holocaust"?
Bookshots: ‘The Boys of Summer: A Novel’ by Richard Cox
Review by Dean Fetzer
1979: A massive tornado rips through Wichita Falls, tearing apart the lives of 5 boys and a girl. 2008: Events after that first tornado are occurring again, bringing them all back to Wichita Falls.
Bookshots: 'Dead Dogs & Splintered Hearts' by Tom Ward
Review by BH Shepherd
A concise review of "Dead Dogs & Splintered Hearts" by Tom Ward.
Bookshots: ‘The Nix’ by Nathan Hill
Review by Dean Fetzer
Samuel hasn’t seen his mother since she left when he was 11. When she reappears in his life, accused of being a radical hippie from the 60s, Samuel has to delve into her past to discover the truth.
Bookshots: ’Rise The Dark’ by Michael Koryta
Review by Keith Rawson August 17, 2016
A short review of Michael Koryta's latest supernatural thriller, 'Rise The Dark'.
Bookshots: 'The Lost Civilization of Suolucidir' by Susan Daitch
Review by Cath Murphy
Spoiler: no one actually finds the city.
Bookshots: 'Gutted: Beautiful Horror Stories' edited by Doug Murano and D. Alexander Ward
Review by JS Breukelaar
A collection of twisted and heartbreaking horror tales from Crystal Lake Publishing that explores what lies beneath this skin we’re in.
Bookshots: 'Sin-A-Rama' edited by B. Astrid Daley and Adam Parfrey
Review by Max Booth III August 8, 2016
A review of a book you probably should not be reading at work. Unless you work on a porn set, I guess.
Bookshots: 'Cannibals' by Jen Conley
Review by Leah Rhyne August 4, 2016
Jen Conley's Cannibals takes me back to a place I don't want to go...the Pine Barrens.
Bookshots: 'The Trees' by Ali Shaw
Review by Christopher Shultz
With his third novel, Shaw retells 'The Wizard of Oz' with a modern twist, and an engrossing mystery to boot.
Bookshots: 'Paradime' By Alan Glynn
Review by Keith Rawson
A brief review of Alan Glynn's latest thriller, "Paradime".