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CCLaP Fridays: Venice Noir, edited by Maxim Jakubowski
The new Akashic anthology Venice Noir, edited by Maxim Jakubowski has something for everyone, a delicious sampling of tastes, styles, and stories.
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Podcast Dreadful Episode 2 now live!
(Click on the image to get to the CCLaP page, then scroll down to download the MP3.) Today on the CCLaP Podcast, it’s episode 2 of A Podcast Dreadful, the center’s 12-part serial-fiction audiobook...
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On the Noodle Road, by Jen Lin-Liu @ NYJB
At the New York Journal of Books, I review On the Noodle Road, by Jen Lin-Liu, which is “. . . a fascinating exploration of some lesser-known corners of the Asian continent and a portrait of a marriage...
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American Odd: Conspiranoia!: the Mother of All Conspiracy Theories, by Devon...
This week I continue my American Odd essay series with a look at Conspiranoia!: the Mother of All Conspiracy Theories, by Devon Jackson. It’s the essay the UFO nazi Bilderbergers don’t want you to...
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After Hitler: The Last Ten Days of World War II in Europe, by Michael Jones @...
After Hitler by Michael Jones is “a brilliant exploration of the final days of the European theater, valuable in its military analysis and generous use of eyewitness accounts.”
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The German War: A Nation Under Arms, 1939–1945, by Nicholas Stargardt @NYJB
The German War is an important scholarly achievement in the field of modern German history, and it is written with an epic narrative sweep.
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CCLaP Fridays: The Full Catastrophe: Travels Among the New Greek Ruins, by...
Is Greece the bastion of democracy, philosophy, and the West? Or is it a backward and corrupt regime dominated by inefficient bureaucrats, political extremists, and greedy opportunists? The answer is...
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Translation Tuesdays: Spells by Michel de Ghelderode @ nyjb
A series dedicated to literature in translation whether classic or contemporary. “Spells by Michel de Ghelderode offers a collection of stories both beautiful and loathsome. He represents literature...
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THE COMBINATIONS WEEK DAY 2: THE COMBINATIONS REVIEW, PART II
A Critical Appraisal Critical Appraisals approach literary works in long-form essays, contemplating the aesthetics and politics from an unhurried and unpretentious perspective. The views are my own,...
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Reflections in Gold and Mud: Monstrosity, Agency, and Stability in Early...
Author’s Note: This is another essay I wrote for a graduate-level history class back in 2005. Along with my other essay on the printing press and the weaponized pamphlet, this paper worked as another...
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