A Review of Wong May’s Picasso’s Tears
Paul Cunningham11.13.14
Composed over 34 years, Wong May’s latest collection harbors a mutative introspection on violence, art, America. Paul Cunningham reviews.
A Review of Lydia Millet’s Magnificence
Stacey Levine11.11.14
Lydia Millet’s latest extends a long track record of fearless, unnerving fiction. Stacey Levine reviews.
Want as Oblivion: A Review of Merritt Tierce’s Love Me Back
Weston Cutter11.06.14
Weston Cutter reviews Merritt Tierce’s tough and moving debut novel, Love Me Back.
Unequal Temperament: A Review of Aphex Twin’s SYRO
Nicholas Grider11.03.14
A historical and aesthetic-driven look at the context and affect of the first album appearing from Aphex Twin’s Richard D. James following more than a decade of silence.
From Hitchcock to Jim Thompson: A Review of The Mad and the Bad
Mark Asch10.28.14
New blood fills the rerelease of Jean-Patrick Manchette’s 1972 novel, The Mad and the Bad. Mark Asch reviews.
The Void Becomes The Solid: A Review of Conversations With Beethoven
Nathaniel Popkin10.14.14
Nathaniel Popkin uncovers the silence and response of Sanford Friedman’s inventive portrait of Beethoven through his struggle with his nephew Karl and his written notes.
Games & Isolation: Guillaume Morissette’s New Tab
Alex Manley10.09.14
Alex Manley reviews the fictionalized life, potential truths, and gameplay of Guillaume Morissette’s New Tab.
Borrowed Furniture: Poetic Failure and Gift Etiquette in Mike Young’s Sprezzatura
Lucy Tiven10.07.14
Beauty, information, Craigslist, and appetizers flex together as a vibrant heart in Mike Young’s Sprezzatura. Lucy Tiven reviews.
We Play Alone: Notes on Galaga by Michael Kimball
Spencer Madsen09.29.14
Michael Kimball’s Galaga explores a personal, emotional landscape provided by the classic video game. Spencer Madsen reviews.
An American Landscape: Fourteen Stories, None of Them Are Yours
Amber Sparks09.25.14
Amber Sparks delves into the peyote-laced language of Luke B. Goebel’s new book, discovering a feral soul, hymns, and wild prayers.
