So often we are presented with futuristic dystopian novels that rely on boarding a narrative train whose tracks are worn … More
Author: Garrett Zecker
Barrytown in the Time of COVID: Roddy Doyle’s Barrytown Trilogy in Print and on Film in 2021.
Before the pandemic began, my library would host weekly, and one additional monthly book sale. As an official patron and … More
Baron Wenckheim’s Homecoming, László Krasznahorkai’s Farewell Triumph
Throughout the past hundred and fifty years or so, as the stage for modernism was set and more and more … More
Radio Waves: A Post-Punk Novel by Shawna-Lee I. Perrin
Radio Waves is the independently-released first novel from Shawna-Lee I. Perrin. It tells the story of Viv Pierce, a college-radio … More
Heather, The Totality by Matthew Weiner
Heather, The Totality is a slim debut novel by Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner that has a depth as deep … More
Divide Me By Zero by Lara Vapnyar
Lara Vapnyar’s newest novel, Divide Me By Zero, is a harrowing piece about the structure of love and relationships as they relate to the … More
Cherry by Nico Walker
A modern masculine novel of war, drugs, sex, and crime, Cherry is one of those quiet, masculine novels with an … More
#548 W.R.: Mysteries of the Organism (W.R.: Misterije Organizma) (1971)
“Death to Male Fascism.” WR Mysteries of the Organism is a fascinating 1971 film from Serbian director Dušan Makavejev. Originally screened at … More
Middle C by William Gass
Should humanity, in all of its cruelty, be allowed to endure? Such is the repeated refrain of William Gass’ Middle … More
Riding With The Ghost by Justin Taylor
Justin Taylor’s Riding with the Ghost takes its title from a Jason Molina song of the same name, and explores … More