Two books that I made my way through this summer were the newly illustrated Eduardo Arroyo edition of James Joyce’s…
Toxic Gonzo Live! Happy Birthday, Wanda June by Kurt Vonnegut
I never knew that Kurt Vonnegut had two plays in his repertoire… but after reading Casey Sherman’s Helltown (see my…
Mercury Pictures Presents by Anthony Marra
While Anthony Marra has had a wonderfully successful career prior to Mercury Pictures Presents, this was the first book of…
Helltown by Casey Sherman
Casey Sherman is a juggernaut in New England true crime, but I am not at all a reader of true…
New Publication: “On The Subway To Work With A Better Class of People, by Robert Lopez”
“There is a book in here I read every day. I start at the beginning and read on through till…
The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery
This is already my favorite book I have read this year. Sure, it’s a little bit far into the year…
New Publication: “Step Aside, Gray Lady.”
A new publication was published today, “Step Aside, Gray Lady: Ishmael Reed and Carla Blank’s Reckoning with Bigotry on Broadway”…
The Hidden Passions: Acts of Service by Lillian Fishman
Lillian Fishman’s Acts of Service is a brutal, labyrinthine novel about a young woman navigating a maze of sexual expectations…
Inseparable by Simone de Beauvoir, Translated by Sandra Smith
This is a candid and gorgeous portrait of an intimate relationship between two young women at the height of stepping…
After the Lights Go Out by John Vercher
John Vercher’s After the Lights Go Out is a stunning sophomore release from the Edgar and Anthony Award-nominated author of…
Garrett Zecker 