The Geography of Disillusionment: Alex Garland’s The Beach

Alex Garland’s The Beach is one of those books that I really should have read a long time ago. It … More

High-Octane Pulp and Deep Trauma: Allie Rowbottom’s LOVERS XXX

A fast-paced, pulpy novel set in the 1980s that feels straight off the spinning rack at the back of a … More

The Peacetime Traumas: Yannick Murphy’s Things That Are Funny On A Submarine But Not Really

Yannick Murphy’s Things That Are Funny On A Submarine But Not Really is an incredible modern novel that explores the … More

Kawakami’s HEAVEN and Mishima’s STAR

I recently read an article that outlined a few modern Japanese masters for fans of Murakami, and I was delighted … More

A Life’s Epistolary Quilt: Virginia Evans’ The Correspondent

A subtle epistolary novel, The Correspondent was a title I picked up after reading about it in a profile, intrigued … More

These are strange times: Liberation Day by George Saunders

I am always a fan of George Saunders, and I was lucky enough to receive an ARC of his newest … More

Josh Bresslin’s Going Over: A Character-Driven Journey in Wrestling and the new Guy Lit

Joshua Bresslin has hit the mat hard with his newest novel, Going Over. An emotionally impactful, character-driven examination of the … More

TERRORTOME! By Garth Marenghi

Well, I was totally late to the Marenghi train. Terrortome came up on a random “suggested for you” list curated … More

BLOODLANDS: Six Amazon Original Stories by Harold Schechter

Harold Schechter is a great voice in modern true crime narratives. Professor Emeritus of literature and pop culture at Queens … More

MISSING: Six Amazon Original Stories

Of course, there is plenty to be frustrated with in Big Bezos, our favorite company and man to complain about… … More