Monthly Archives: January 2010
Win, Lose or Draw.
Proudly representing Featherproof Books, James Kennedy emerged from last night’s epic Literary Death Match triumphant. Before that, though, there was a lot of quipping and hand-waving from inimitable LDM host Todd Zuniga… …as well as some inspired judging by Shawn “Shawnimals” Smith, Jessica “Girls Guide to Rocking” Hopper, and yours truly. We huddled very seriously [...]
The Sunday Washington Post…
…contains a review of For You, For You I Am Trilling These Songs by Justin Moyer. “”I don’t know what I’m in the process of becoming,” Kathleen Rooney concludes after contemplating her bikini wax in this uneven essay collection that glorifies its author’s 20-something ennui. “I just know that I’m going there with very little [...]
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Sexy time.
The San Francisco Bay Guardian includes Live Nude Girl in its list of 10 Sexy Books Published in 2009, where by “sexy” they mean: “If sexy is to be taken by its dictionary definition as ‘sexually interesting or exciting,’ then the following ten decidedly qualify. Some are sexy for their potent ability to raise readerly [...]
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Colleen Mondor is seriously grossed out…
…by For You, For You I Am Trilling These Songs. She likes Ray Bradbury a lot, but she does not like personal essays about Brazilian waxes, poets, or cousins who join convents. “Ew. Just…EW,” she writes. Check out the whole ick-fest here. Thanks for taking the time to read the book and write about it, [...]
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