Joshua Bresslin has hit the mat hard with his newest novel, Going Over. An emotionally impactful, character-driven examination of the … More
Tag: Books
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
Reading Homer in 2025: When men were men and gods were gods
“Come, men of Troy and Trojan women; look upon Hektor if ever before you were joyful when you saw him … More
Dave Barry’s ‘Class Clown’: A Journey Through His Hilarious New Memoir
I have been a fan of Dave Barry’s since middle school. I own just about all of his books, many … 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
A Year’s Comedy Romp, 2024
I had the pleasure of making my way through a collection of books I found on a March 14, 2024 … More
Pure Hope Itself: The Indomitable Life and Death of Alexei Navalny
This book devastated me. I read three-quarters of it sitting in the hospital while my youngest was being checked out … More
“The world spins. We stumble on. It is enough.” Let The Great World Spin by Colum McCann
Colum McCann’s Let the Great World Spin is easily my favorite read of the year. This was one of those … More
The Graphic World of Junji Ito
Over the past year, I have read most of the available Junji Ito in translation, and boy, is it a … More
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