Year of the Month: Son of Griff on Blood’s a Rover
“All literature created out of a conscious political aim in the long run creates weakness…
Hell hath no fury: THE QUEEN OF SPADES (Year of the Month)
(NOTE: “The Queen of Spades” is nearly two hundred years old, but if you don’t…
Jarman goes to Taiwan: NOTES OF A CROCODILE (Year of the Month)
Even if this book is neither popular nor serious, at least it’s sensational. Five cents…
Year of the Month: Persia on Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
You mustn’t be taken in by the moonlight and magnolias. There’s more to Savannah than…
Who cons the con-artist? THE GUIDE (Year of the Month)
At first glance, breaking into R.K. Narayan’s Malgudi series can seem daunting: the author set…
All That You Can’t Leave Behind: Persia on SUDDENLY, LAST SUMMER
“Oh, Laura, Laura, I tried to leave you behind me, but I am more faithful…
Year of the Month: The Cat in the Hat Comes Back!
The Cat in the Hat Comes Back might be the perfect book to review today.…
Year of the Month: John “Son of Griff” Anderson on Adapting Lolita
One of the most frequent compliments bestowed on any movie is that it follows the…
Year of the Month: Scott “scb0212” Broussard on Rendezvous with Rama
Early pulp science fiction was often adventure stores for boys, with dashing, square-jawed captains defeating…
And the angels burst out laughing: MOSCOW-PETUSHKI (Year of the Month)
The last words of Anton Chekhov before he died were what? You remember? He said…