Reviews

Frank Davey’s Tish

By Brian Fawcett | June 6, 2011

Brian Fawcett reviews Frank Davey’s book on the Tish Group. He has a few harsh remarks to make.

Stop the presses!

By Stan Persky | February 17, 2011

Tom Rachman’s stories about a newspaper in Rome deftly capture the travails of a dying industry.

Renee Rodin’s Reality

By Brian Fawcett | February 1, 2011

Brian Fawcett reviews Renee Rodin’s memoir, Subject to Change. He finds it sweet, and intelligent.

Not An Idiot

By Brian Fawcett | December 29, 2010

Brian Fawcett reviews Montreal writer Doug Harris’ YOU comma Idiot. He likes it a lot.

Tao Lin: American Dork

By Caleb Powell | October 24, 2010

Caleb Powell prefers great writing to personal branding.

Purple Dog, Purple Prose

By Brian Fawcett | October 4, 2010

Brian Fawcett reviews Patrick Lane’s 2008 debut novel, and finds it, well, overcooked.

Some notes on the Rule of Thugs

By Brian Fawcett | September 21, 2010

Brian Fawcett reviews a recent translation of a 1947 book about fighting the Nazis from within. It generates some new thoughts about Marshall McLuhan’s view of human reality…

Mandelman’s Debba

By Caleb Powell | September 1, 2010

Caleb Powell reads a tangled Israeli tale.

Nazneen’s Moon

By Brian Fawcett | August 4, 2010

Brian Fawcett reviews Nazneen Sheikh’s unique memoir, Moon Over Marrakesh

That Sinking Feeling

By Stan Persky | July 5, 2010

Nobel Prize winning economist Joseph Stiglitz on the rough seas of capitalism.