A Blog About Books and Reading
A Blog About Books and Reading
Thompson's wild, violent, funny, anarchic book chronicles a motorcycle derby, an extended drug binge, and – most significantly – the corrosion of the American Dream.
"White supremacy makes for terrible readers," Castillo writes in this collection of provocative and confrontational essays.
Pringle's book tells the story of a dean at USC who was found in a hotel room with a twenty-one-year-old woman who had overdosed on illegal drugs.
Fake news, disinformation, propaganda, and other elements of a culture that denies reality are corroding our society. These books show a possible road out of this situation.
Vampires and werewolves are the genre touchstones that get renovated in these two works of fabulism.
Two novels – one from the 1980s and one from the 2010s – showcase the grindhouse-driven mentality of horror's golden age.
Chirstie’s story, which was later adapted by the author for the stage and by Billy Wilder for film, is exemplary of her patented twist endings.
Canadian-Irish writer Colin Barrett is a wizard with language that sings with the rhythms and cadences of the working class.
Philyaw’s story is set at the intersection of race and class, and focuses on a mother’s attempts to shield her daughter from pain by systematically denying her pleasure.
The ninety-four-year-old author’s story, about art and failure, is charged with typically graceful and metaphorical language.