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

Products of their Historical Moment, Quentin Tarantino’s Cinema Speculation

Readers of this blog will note it comes as no surprise that I am a film connoisseur; I am often … 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

Enjoying the Grateful Life: Rea’s Death Wins A Goldfish and Miyakoshi’s Little Shrew

I don’t often review children’s books unless some striking, unusual, or cutting-edge elements to it blow me away. While that … More

To The Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf

A beautiful, broadly modernist tale that explores the long-term relationships within families, the differences and drives of men and women, … More

Reading Through Anne Ernaux’s Nobel

Over the past year or so, I made my way through a big portion of Anne Ernaux’s writing in translation. … More

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

Quietly Hostile by Samantha Irby

While I was not the prime audience for this collection, there were some excellent essays by the incomparable queer humorist … More

Panthers and the Museum of Fire by Jen Craig, Review published

Garrett’s newest off-site review of Jen Craig’s Panthers and the Museum of Fire was published today at The Collidescope. Jen … More

A Cultural Wasteland, an interview with Robert Lopez released

Garrett’s interview with Robert Lopez, author of A Better Class of People (2022) was released at The Collidescope today. Check … More