August 12, 2009 2:44 am Published by Sam Another mystery by Urasawa, this one about friends confronting a mysterious cult that may be led by a childhood pal.... View Article
August 5, 2009 2:42 am Published by Sam A fun werewolf tale set in the old West. The middle section has a few slow moments, but the action... View Article
August 1, 2009 2:39 am Published by Sam A collection of all of Powell’s work to the date of its publication (in this way it duplicates his earlier... View Article
July 28, 2009 2:35 am Published by Sam This meditation on popular music’s treatment of death through the decades has some solid moments ? especially the chapters on... View Article
July 13, 2009 2:07 am Published by Sam Geary’s non-fiction recreations of historical murders are always charming, but I’m a bit concerned now that he’s producing them much... View Article
July 11, 2009 2:30 am Published by Sam I can’t think of a living writer who crafts more meticulous, beautiful prose than Crace. Everything is alive in his... View Article
July 9, 2009 2:11 am Published by Sam Roach’s non-fiction explorations ? this time, of the supernatural and the afterlife ? are always fascinating and funny and full... View Article
July 5, 2009 2:10 am Published by Sam I’ve read Auster since being loaned City of Glass 15 years ago, but this tiny novel failed with me. It... View Article
July 2, 2009 2:09 am Published by Sam Not a set of short stories to make you happy. Apocalyptically dark, gloomy stories about a rural Ohio town from... View Article
June 30, 2009 2:08 am Published by Sam Some days I really miss working high school/college jobs, at movie theaters, Staples, and restaurants. They weren’t necessarily good jobs,... View Article