The Best American Crime Reporting 2008
October 10, 2008 2:09 amThe annual anthology of true crime writing from the country’s leading magazines. While always great books full of fascinating stories,... View Article
Category: 52 Books/52 Weeks
The Dain Curse, by Dashiell Hammett
October 5, 2008 2:09 amHammett’s second novel; I liked the first, Red Harvest, better. Though the prose and dialogue are a lot of fun,... View Article
Blue, by Elizabeth Genco and Sami Makkonen
October 3, 2008 1:07 pmA modern retelling of the Bluebeard legend (I did my own version at Split Lip), with art by my collaborator... View Article
The Drifting Classroom, Vols. 10-12, by Kazuo Umezu
October 1, 2008 2:05 amThe conclusion to Umezu’s 1970s kids apocalypse story in which a full schoolhouse is sent into the future after a... View Article
The Dreaming, Vol. 3, by Queenie Chan
September 30, 2008 2:04 amThe conclusion to the Australian horror/thriller comic whose first volume I loved. This was OK ? heavy on exposition, as... View Article
The Raw Shark Texts, by Steven Hall
September 28, 2008 1:04 pmAn experimental novel a la House of Leaves, which I loved. This, less so. The experimental stuff seemed unnecessary; the... View Article
Can I Keep My Jersey?, by Paul Shirley
September 18, 2008 2:15 amChristine lent me this amusing memoir about the life of a marginal professional basketball player (11 teams in 4 years... View Article
Age of Bronze, Vol. 3: Betrayal, by Eric Shanower
September 14, 2008 2:42 amAcme Novelty Library 18, by Chris Ware
September 12, 2008 2:41 amA typically beautiful and high-design comic focusing on the life story of one resident of a Chicago apartment building; part... View Article