Steve Almond Insists Rock and Roll Will Save Your Life For the past eight years Steve Almond has been racking a succession of collections that are suitable for praising. From his first book of short stories (My Life in Heavy Metal) to his last look at whatever the hell he wanted ((Not That You Asked)), [...]
James W. Hall Gives Us Silencer In a perfect world I would’ve spilled all kinds of ink over James W. Hall’s Silencer (St. Martin’s $24.99) back at the end of January when it first racked. After all, it is James W. Hall, a wily wordslinger of whom I’ve glowing written about on more than a [...]
There is no shortage of good books about what makes the Sunshine State so great….
You read a lot of hard-boiled fiction. Maybe even a little too much. The kinda little too much Cocteau called “just enough.” ….
Books & Books: Indie Next List {Recommended by the Independent Booksellers of America} 1. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Barrows, Annie Fiery, Shaffer, Mary Ann Fiery. Format: Hardcover (Cloth). Price: $22.00. 2. The Enchantress of Florence by Rushdie, Salman. Format: Hardcover (Cloth). Price: $26.00 3. The Secret Scripture by Barry, Sebastian. [...]
James Lee Burke Drinks Deep from the Heart of Texas Hackberry Holland pisses me off. As a matter of fact Hack pisses off a lot people, so I doubt seriously he’s worried about some cat down in Miami. Hell, the Texas mouthpiece probably doesn’t even notice just how pissed off he makes me. Why would [...]
Everybody, whether they say so or not, would love to write the proverbial Great American Novel. Hell, many folks would be happy to….
