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 … More

Nomadland by Jessica Bruder, #1245 Nomadland (2020), and a Unit Plan

This is going to be a relatively long post as I have spent the better part of the past few … More

Our Country Friends by Gary Shteyngart

Gary Shteyngart’s sardonic work has always been a dark, lovely, and fun experience for me. I follow his work closely, … More

Eat A Peach by David Chang

I love David Chang as a man and as a cook. His restaurants, cookbooks, and insane workaholic schedule as a … 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

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

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

Riddley Walker by Russell Hoban

Something influenced me to pick up my first novel by Russell Hoban. Perhaps it was an article in the NYT … More

Fraternity by Benjamin Nugent

In his newest collection of short fiction, Ben Nugent has captured the spirit of America’s disassociation with the true gravity … More