Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury

I have read a lot of Ray Bradbury but had never picked up this gorgeous reflection on growing up in … More

#763 The Color Purple (1985) and The Color Purple by Alice Walker (1982)

Somehow it took me three English degrees, writing and teaching for over twenty years, and a hazy summer in 2023 … More

Hawksmoor by Peter Ackroyd

I picked up Peter Ackroyd’s Hawksmoor as an entry on David Bowie’s essential top 100 books – and I am … More

Florida Man Fun with Dave Barry’s Swamp Story

Dave Barry has always been an absolute powerhouse in my life as a reader and writer. By the time I … More

Bowie in 2023: #629 THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH (1976), THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH by Walter Tevis, THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH by Dan Watters, LAZARUS by David Bowie and Edna Walsh, ALWAYS CRASHING IN THE SAME CAR by Lance Olsen, BOWIE’S BOOKSHELF by John O’Connell, and DAVID BOWIE: THE LAST INTERVIEW 

Over the past few months, after being given a new novel about Bowie’s life to review for The Collidescope (at … More

Now Is Not The Time To Panic by Kevin Wilson

Kevin Wilson’s Now is Not the Time To Panic is a beautifully nostalgic trip back to when I was a … More

Michelle Gagnon’s funny queer Vegas Thriller

Michelle Gagnon was on a bit of a hiatus before COVID hit and jumping headfirst into a new adult series … More

“Freedom in the Realms of Eccentricity” published at The Collidescope

“Freedom in the Realms of Eccentricity,” Garrett’s review of Lance Olsen’s recently published novel about the final month’s of David … More

The Tyranny of Desire by Morty Shallman

Shallman’s The Tyrrany of Desire is a laugh-out-loud riot that seemed to come out of nowhere. It tells the story … More

The Tatami Galaxy by Tomihiko Morimi

I am a huge fan of certain narratives from countries that tend to tell different stories than the tired tropes … More