52/52: Devil House, by John Darnielle
January 30, 2022 6:32 pmA nuanced, twisting, multi-viewpoint novel that meditates on the ethics and impact of true-crime journalism. If true-crime has ever struck... View Article
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52/52: In The Woods, by Tana French
January 19, 2022 5:38 pmOne hell of an accomplished first novel, with all of the hallmarks of characterization, plot, and theme that French explored... View Article
52/52: The Apple Tree, by Daphne Du Maurier
December 31, 2021 2:20 pmI didn’t quite reach my goal of reading 52 books in 52 weeks this year, but I’m happy enough to... View Article
52/52: The Small People, by Thomas Ligotti
December 31, 2021 2:03 pmLigotti’s introduction—written for this appealing, one-story chapbook with a screen-printed dust jacket—offers a good encapsulation of his approach versus other... View Article
52/52: The Masque of the Red Death, by Edgar Allan Poe
December 31, 2021 1:59 pmEverything about this edition of Poe’s classic chiller is handmade: the text hand-set and then letterpressed into the paper, the... View Article
52/52: Mr. Jones, by Edith Wharton
December 30, 2021 10:31 amI’m usually more of a fan of Wharton—especially her short stories—than I’d expect to be, but not this time. Perhaps... View Article
52/52: Blood on the Tracks, Vol. 4, by Shuzo Oshimi
December 29, 2021 9:59 amI continue to be amazed at the effectiveness of Oshimi’s art in this series. The detailed rendering in the close... View Article
52/52: The Autumnal, by Daniel Krause, Chris Shehan, et al.
December 24, 2021 1:54 pmA slice of New England folk horror in comics form. I’m not sure the story totally holds together—what actually happened... View Article
52/52: John Prine’s John Prine, by Erin Osmon
December 23, 2021 1:02 pmWhile nominally a monograph about John Prine’s classic first album, this is really a short biography of Prine, the 50s/60s... View Article
52/52: Cover Story, by Alex Wong
December 18, 2021 7:42 amA good concept—a book tracing the story behind, and cultural importance of, the most iconic magazine covers in basketball history—but... View Article