Items tagged with 'Review'

A letter from the culture, addressed to you, like the personal physical correspondence you haven’t received from even your closest friends in years.

A beautiful, sad, frustrating memoir about a legally blind man who keeps his diagnosis from the world.

A preeminent linguist examines realms of language considered shocking and taboo in order to understand what imbues curse words with such power—and why we love them.

Kelso presents a fascinating exploration of Burroughs’s rarely mentioned but highly-formative era in Scotland.

When readers buy "Twisted: Tainted Tales" by Janine Pipe, they are getting an admission ticket to a visceral horror show.

A review of Malerman's eminently creepy paean to teenage love.

A punishing yet rewarding read that is not for everybody. Includes thoughts on reviewing extreme transgressive literature in general.

Sir Terry Pratchett died in 2015 but his voluminous legacy lives on. This new biography charts his journey from Beaconsfield Public Library to Buckingham Palace, selling 85 million books along the way

Sometimes an escape becomes the trap.

In a landmark first, this collection features stories exclusively by authors from Africa and the African Diaspora.

Six years ago, an anthology of film-themed horror stories crept into readers hands, and their nightmares were never the same. Now...it’s back.

Whether or not one agrees with Williams on his theories about race, his new book is well worth the time of anyone interested in the subject.