Confession: I’ve never read any of Jeff Vandermeer’s fiction. Which makes it a little odd that I decided to read his book about writing, but in some… Read more “Jeff Vandermeer’s Wonderbook”
Category: NF Reviews
A Review of Linda S. Godfrey’s American Monsters
This review first appeared on Fourth & Sycamore. In October 2010, I retreated into a local tract of forest with some friends for the purpose of making… Read more “A Review of Linda S. Godfrey’s American Monsters”
A Review of The Beer Geek’s Handbook by Patrick Dawson
This review first appeared on Fourth & Sycamore. As craft beer continues to mushroom in popularity, so to does beer publishing. More books about brewing and appreciating… Read more “A Review of The Beer Geek’s Handbook by Patrick Dawson”
A Review of Angela Palm’s Riverine
This review first appeared on Fourth & Sycamore. Angela Palm grew up in the middle of nowhere, and only someone else who grew up in the middle… Read more “A Review of Angela Palm’s Riverine”
A Review of Herman Wouk’s Sailor and Fiddler
This review first appeared on Fourth & Sycamore. I arrived at a connection with Herman Wouk’s writing from an oblique angle, and the connection has remained tenuous.… Read more “A Review of Herman Wouk’s Sailor and Fiddler”
A Review of The Spitboy Rule by Michelle Cruz Gonzalez
This review first appeared on Fourth & Sycamore. Spitboy, an all-female punk/hardcore band active in the first half of the 1990s, were far more groundbreaking than their… Read more “A Review of The Spitboy Rule by Michelle Cruz Gonzalez”
A Review of Melissa Broder’s So Sad Today
This review first appeared on Fourth & Sycamore. Melissa Broder is screwed up, and she’d like to tell you about it. In her new book So Sad Today,… Read more “A Review of Melissa Broder’s So Sad Today”
The Best Beer in the World by Mark Dredge
A lot of books that attempt to offer a comprehensive guide to the world of beer are, in the end, pretty similar. There are usually 10-20 pages… Read more “The Best Beer in the World by Mark Dredge”
A Review of Laura Horak’s Girls Will Be Boys
This review first appeared on Fourth & Sycamore. Laura Horak’s new book Girls Will Be Boys: Cross-Dressed Women, Lesbians, and American Cinema (Rutgers University Press, 2016) is an exhaustively… Read more “A Review of Laura Horak’s Girls Will Be Boys”
A Review of Dust & Grooves: Adventures in Record Collecting by Eilon Paz
This review was first published on Fourth & Sycamore. Dust & Grooves, a website created and run by Eilon Paz, has been an online Shangri-la for record… Read more “A Review of Dust & Grooves: Adventures in Record Collecting by Eilon Paz”
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