BoD: The Outlaw Bible of American Literature
Man, the permission’s people must have never thought they’d get all this finished… the list of authors included in The Outlaw Bible of American Literature edited by Alan Kaufman, Neil Ortenberg, and Barney Rosset is formidable and long. Very long. This collection is “a primer for generational revolt and an enduring document of visionary tradition…
continue readingBoD: The Other Hollywood
You’ve used this line, or something similar, before: “Honey, it’s not smut, it’s a serious sociological examination.” But this time, it’s true. The Other Hollywood: The Uncensored Oral History of the Porn Film Industry by Legs McNeil and Jennifer Osbourne really is a look inside our societal fabric as much as it is a peek…
continue readingBoD: A Separate Peace
An oldie-but-goodie… I know, it’s not Joyce, it’s not Pynchon. It’s a kids book and all that. But A Separate Peace by John Knowles is a classic. Plus, it’s hot as hell right now, and A Separate Peace always makes me think of cool fall nights, changing leaves, and clanking radiators as the heat begins…
continue readingBoD: Controlled Burn
Drawing rave blurbs from Richard Ford, Anthony Sofford, and George Pelecanos, Controlled Burn: Stories of Prison, Crime, and Men by Scott Wolvern straddles the line between the best of mystery/noir writing and literary fiction. Publishers Weekly conjured up the ubiquitous Hemingway reference for Wolven’s spare, unadorned prose and his boxing characters; but he’s also been…
continue readingBoD: No Country for Old Men
We’ve talked about Cormac McCarthy’s new novel No Country for Old Men before on Slushpile. But in honor of our interview with McCarthy’s editor Gary Fisketjon, we’re making it our Book of the Day. Amazon states that July 19 is the official release date of McCarthy’s new one, but I’d suggest you go ahead and…
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