Brown Dog’s Back
And since you just registered for The New York Times website, then you can easily check out this review of Jim Harrison’s great new book The Summer He Didn’t Die. Read the review here.
continue readingReview: 78 Reasons Why Your Book May Never Be Published…
Readers of Slushpile know how much I enjoyed Pat Walsh’s 78 Reasons Why Your Book May Never Be Published and 14 Reasons Why It Just Might, but I also reviewed it for PopMatters. Check out the full book review here. My one criticism is that damned title. Geez, I get carpal tunnel every time I…
continue readingEarly Reviews for Lunar Park
[Originally posted on Friday, June 24, 2005] Publishers Weekly is running a short preview of their examination of Bret Easton Ellis???s new novel Lunar Park. I???ve called in some favors and I???m expecting a review copy soon so keep an eye out for our own detailed review, but in the meantime, here???s this to whet…
continue readingReview: Cream
I’m a huge Eric Clapton fan so I was excited to review Cream: The World’s First Supergroup by Dave Thompson for PopMatters. This is a great historical look at one of rock music’s most influential bands. Check out the review here.
continue readingReview: Haunted
I wrote a feature on Chuck Palahniuk’s Haunted for PopMatters. I’m a huge Chuck fan. One of my mentors in grad school blurbed the hardback, first edition of Fight Club so I got turned on to him early, way before the movie and all the subsequent sucess. But I wasn’t thrilled with Haunted. No doubt,…
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