52/52: Ocean State, by Stewart O’Nan
June 26, 2022 8:33 amNot a murder mystery novel, per se—you know there’s going to be a murder, and who did it, in the... View Article
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52/52: Sleepwalk, by Dan Chaon
June 25, 2022 8:31 amChaon is among my favorite writers—particularly his short stories—and this early apocalypse, close-to-our-world novel about family is compelling. But I’m... View Article
52/52: The Likeness, by Tana French
June 24, 2022 8:27 amThis is a murder mystery, but with the trappings of a gothic draped over its bones. Shambolic old house, doppelgangers,... View Article
52/52: Pulp Empire, by Paul S. Hirsch
June 1, 2022 8:26 amI love this subject—the covert US government use of propaganda comics during WW2 and the Cold War, especially in the... View Article
52/52: The Town of Pigs, by Hideshi Hino
May 31, 2022 8:25 pmWhile I’m not as big a fan of Hideshi Hino as I am, say, Junji Ito, it’s been 20 years... View Article
52/52: The Look of the Book, by Peter Mendelsund and David J. Alworth
May 15, 2022 10:47 amAn engaging, playful book about the design, and philosophy, of book covers. Lots to consider and a terrific catalog of... View Article
52/52: BPRD: The Devil You Know, by Mike Mignola, Laurence Campbell, etc.
May 10, 2022 5:36 pmAt the end of BPRD, and including Hellboy, Mignola’s body of work here is one of the staggering achievements in... View Article
52/52: The Cask of Amontillado, by Edgar Allan Poe
May 3, 2022 6:45 pmAnother gorgeous, letterpress, handmade edition of Poe from Portland’s No Reply Press. This one comes encased in a clear plastic... View Article
52/52: BPRD: Hell on Earth, vol. 5, by Mike Mignola, John Arcudi, et al.
April 30, 2022 12:11 pmThe conclusion of this arc of BPRD, and penultimate chapter overall, sees the heroes, improbably, prevail (thanks to ancient spirits,... View Article
52/52: Paradoxes from Hell by Thomas Ligotti
April 25, 2022 9:11 pmThis turned out to be a collection of three long, almost-prose poems; I thought it was short stories. Ligotti is... View Article