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Feeling a bit too optimistic as of late? Thinking that nothing can get you down? Try David Oppegaard’s THE SUICIDE COLLECTORS on for size! It’ll get you back to earth like the rest of us.
It’s...
I haven't read a novel quite like ROOTS OF EVIL since, oh, 1790 or so. No, the language isn't difficult, and the sentence structure is modern, but the novel is so close to being a...
I’ve read good Douglas Clegg and bad Douglas Clegg; ISIS, however, is great. This tiny novel is a gem of supernatural horror, with the author channeling the classic style of ghost-storytellers of...
I offered sincere applause when reviewing Johan Theorin's ECHOES FROM THE DEAD not too long ago, but now that applause must turn into a standing ovation with cries of Encore!...
I’ve never been to the popular PostSecret.com site, a phenomenon Frank Warren started as a project inviting people to send confessions — secrets they’ve never told anyone — to his...
In some ways Daniel Judson’s THE VIOLET HOUR is a throwback to the paperback original crime stories of the 1950s and ‘60s. The protagonist is Caleb Rakowski, a young guy who works under the counter as an uncertified automobile mechanic. His past...
Stephenie Meyer’s TWILIGHT is ripe for parody. No, let me rephrase that: It deserves to be parodied, with no mercy shown. But I’m afraid that beyond the cover design, NIGHTLIGHT isn’t it.
It comes from those fellows over at THE HARVARD LAMPOON. Their...
Fauzia Burke is the founder and president of FSB Associates, a Web publicity firm specializing in creating online awareness for books and authors. Here, she addresses how the face of publishing needs to become more brand-oriented in these trying...
A bit of advice: Don’t screw with the yakuza. Jake Adelstein can tell you why — for reasons all too personal — in his book TOKYO VICE: AN AMERICAN REPORTER ON THE POLICE BEAT IN JAPAN. This bio chronicles his unlikely rise through the ranks of...
A couple of peculiarities distinguish RISK, Colin Harrison’s latest thriller, without even reading a word. For one, it’s a trade paperback original, rather than a hardcover. Also, it’s about half the size of THE HAVANA ROOM, THE FINDER or any of...
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