Print Reviews

Find your next great graphic novel, retrospective, memoir, or manifesto in this all-over-the-place reading list, curated by our eclectically interested staff for your education and quiet-time entertainment.

The Five Books of (Robert) Moses

The Five Books of (Robert) Moses

Print Reviews

In this retro-futuristic drama, New York City is recreated on a massive scale in the Nevada desert after a terrorist attack. Things are in a bad state, but will they ever get better? After 1500 pages, the answer is: Not really.

Addis Ababa Noir

Addis Ababa Noir

Print Reviews

Akashic Books Noir series stops in Addis Ababa for some stories about the dark side of Ethiopia. The stories blend myth, history, memory and regret related to dealing with the county’s traumatic recent past.

Tampa Bay Noir

Tampa Bay Noir

Print Reviews

Akashic Books series of geographically-based collections of crime stories lands in Tampa Bay. The fifteen stories in Tampa Bay Noir are a gritty tour of the regions dark side.

Too Much and Never Enough

Too Much and Never Enough

Print Reviews

One family’s indifference and abandonment gave America its greatest failure. James Mann reviews Mary Trump’s book, which explains how.

A Genesis in My Bed

A Genesis in My Bed

Print Reviews

Former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett shares his life story in an engaging and honest memoir that feels like hanging out with a friend.

Let My Daughter Go

Let My Daughter Go

Print Reviews

The latest from Creston Mapes, “Let My Daughter Go” delivers everything his dedicated disciples have come to expect - inspiring heroes and despicable villains, along with plenty of action and non-stop tension.

Pete Comes to America

Pete Comes to America

Print Reviews

Children’s author, Violet Favero, releases her fifth book, “Pete Comes to America.” The real life story of a boy who immigrates from Greece to America with his family during the early 1900s will prove entertaining and educational for very young school age readers.

Einstein, Michael Jackson & Me

Einstein, Michael Jackson & Me

Print Reviews

Rock publicist Howard Bloom dishes the dirt on the all the big names in entertainment with an insider’s eye for the absurd. Review by Carl F. Gauze.

The Ragin’ Cajun

The Ragin’ Cajun

Print Reviews

Doug Kershaw took his Cajun music from the bayou to stardom, but it wasn’t an easy trip.

The Book of the Year 2019

The Book of the Year 2019

Print Reviews

Sure, a ton of weird stuff took place this year in the good old U.S. of A., but have you taken a peak at Europe recently? Its full on wacko bangers and mash!

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Blue Thunder

Blue Thunder

Screen Reviews

John Badham’s 1983 future-tech helicopter thriller, Blue Thunder, with its cautionary tale of militarized police and a surveillance state, still resonates decades later.

The Eye

The Eye

Screen Reviews

What if the miracle of sight came with a curse? The Eye builds its horror from that chilling premise.

Chapterhouse

Chapterhouse

Interviews

With the thirty-fifth anniversary of debut album Whirlpool, UK shoegaze outfit Chapterhouse is back together again and touring the US as part of Slide Away Music Festival.