This review was first published on Fourth & Sycamore. Orto Ortwein’s self-published Bookmobiles in America is a labor of love and represents one man’s passionate interest in a… Read more “A Review of Bookmobiles in America by Orty Ortwein”
Category: NF Reviews
A Review of Cookies & Beer
This review first appeared on Fourth & Sycamore. I will confess at the outset I was a bit disappointed with Cookies & Beer, a new book written by… Read more “A Review of Cookies & Beer”
A Review of The Comic Book Story of Beer
This review first appeared on Fourth & Sycamore. There have been a lot of books about craft beer in the last few years, but nothing like the… Read more “A Review of The Comic Book Story of Beer”
A Review of Mary Karr’s The Art of Memoir
This review first appeared on Fourth & Sycamore. Mary Karr is the unassuming master of the modern memoir. Her three offerings–1995’s The Liar’s Club, 2005’s Cherry, and 2009’s Lit–are adored by… Read more “A Review of Mary Karr’s The Art of Memoir”
A Review of Mark Vanhoenacker’s Skyfaring: A Journey with a Pilot
This review first appeared on Fourth & Sycamore. The most remarkable aspect of Mark Vanhoenacker’s fascinating new book Skyfaring: A Journey with a Pilot is not his lovely… Read more “A Review of Mark Vanhoenacker’s Skyfaring: A Journey with a Pilot”
Pronounced guh-nah-dee
Very early in his 2013 booklet The Do-It-Yourself Guide to Fighting the Big Motherfuckin’ Sad from Pioneers Press, Adam Gnade writes the following in a list about “navigating… Read more “Pronounced guh-nah-dee”
A Review of You’re Never Weird on the Internet (Almost) by Felicia Day
This review first appeared on Fourth & Sycamore. I first became aware of Felicia Day (as did almost everyone else) shortly after she released The Guild on the… Read more “A Review of You’re Never Weird on the Internet (Almost) by Felicia Day”
A Review of The Beer Bible by Jeff Alworth
This review first appeared on Fourth & Sycamore. Jeff Alworth’s The Beer Bible (2015, Workman Publishing) doesn’t represent a terribly new idea, but that isn’t to say it’s not still… Read more “A Review of The Beer Bible by Jeff Alworth”
A Review of Gay Directors, Gay Films? by Emanuel Levy
This review first appeared on Fourth & Sycamore. Film critic Emanuel Levy‘s new book Gay Directors , Gay Films? is an excellent examination of the work of five gay… Read more “A Review of Gay Directors, Gay Films? by Emanuel Levy”
A Review of The Only Collection of Criticism by a Living Female Rock Critic by Jessica Hopper
This review first appeared on Fourth & Sycamore. Jessica Hopper feels music in her bones, in her blood, in the soles of her shoes and the tips… Read more “A Review of The Only Collection of Criticism by a Living Female Rock Critic by Jessica Hopper”
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