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HUCKLEBERRY FINN Reeks Of The Past In A Most Glorious Way
“Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” reeks of the past. It reeked of the past when it was first published in America in 1885. And it sure as hell reeks of the past today — but in a most glorious way. Mark...
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COMIC-CON 2012: MARK Z. DANIELEWSKI INTERVIEW
Mark Z. Danielewski is known for his cult novel, “House of Leaves,” (2000). MZD’s work, while vastly experimental, also provides a rich narrative. As he puts it, his works require courage from the...
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THE FIFTY YEAR SWORD Review
“The Fifty Year Sword,” the novella by Mark Z. Danielewski, seems to be the stuff of urban legend. The book was first published on Halloween 2005, in the Netherlands, with only 1,000 copies printed in...
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Review: THE GRAPHIC CANON, VOLUME 3, Edited by Russ Kick
Not all the work here is by cartoonists, per se, but most of it is and everyone here is part of the larger world of the graphic arts. We still live, may always live, in a world that, for the most...
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A Writer’s Odyssey: Hugh Howey in Seattle
Jennifer Daydreamer and Hugh Howey It’s good and natural to have well known writers spend some time with total strangers. It’s all about context. The writer, whether a giant in a niche market or an...
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Story: The Girl in the Cafe and an Ionized Environment
The Girl in the Cafe and an Ionized Environment Art and fiction by Henry Chamberlain She sat at her regular table on the second floor of her favorite cafe. It was the same old crowd. It was a steamy...
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Comic-Con 2014 Interview: Charles Yu
Charles Yu is the author of the novel “How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe” and the short story collections “Third Class Superhero” and “Sorry Please Thank You.” In 2007, Yu won the...
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Slanderous Comment? ‘Microwaves Take All The Nutrition Out Of Our Food’
I don’t think you can sue a fictional character for having said something that came from her fictional mind in a work that is fiction. Can you? Well, Paul Brodeur is going to take a stab at it....
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Book Review: JANE TWO by Sean Patrick Flanery
“Jane Two,” a novel by Sean Patrick Flanery, is a quirky coming-of-age story with a zest for life that you’ll find contagious. Our main character, Mickey, never got over his first true love back in...
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Interview: Bob Proehl and ‘A Hundred Thousand Worlds’
Bob Proehl A HUNDRED THOUSAND WORLDS, the debut novel by Bob Proehl, is a beautiful and quirky book mixing pop culture satire with a compelling family journey. It is published by Viking, an imprint of...
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Book Review: ‘Jerzy: A Novel’ by Jerome Charyn
“Jerzy: A Nove” by Jerome Charyn I have been reading a lot of work by Jerome Charyn lately. Once you start, it is hard to resist more. Charyn has this passion for seeking the truth that is very...
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Interview: Jerome Charyn and the Art of Fiction in Prose and in Comics
Portrait of Jerome Charyn by Henry Chamberlain Much is brewing for novelist Jerome Charyn and I imagine that’s always been the case. Currently, he has a new novel out, “Jerzy,” which tackles the...
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Interview: Jerome Charyn, Crime Fiction, and the American Presidency
Photo of Jerome Charyn by Klaus Schoenwiese Jerome Charyn concludes his Isaac Sidel mystery series with the recently published “Winter Warning.” In this interview, we begin with discussing the crime...
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Review: ‘The Graphic Canon of Crime & Mystery, Volume One’
“The Graphic Canon of Crime and Mystery, Vol. 1: From Sherlock Holmes to A Clockwork Orange to Jo Nesbø” Jerome Charyn, one of our great writers, known for his Isaac Sidel mystery series among many...
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Story: Dale Carnegie Lives! Chapter 1
Welcome to my novella, “Dale Carnegie Lives!” We will be reading this together each week! This is the first installment and a new chapter will be rolled out each week all the way to the very end. I...
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Story: Dale Carnegie Lives! Chapter 2
Eminem and Dale Carnegie Honestly, I don’t see why I shouldn’t spring another chapter on you ahead of schedule if you’re ready. If you like it, you like it. If you don’t, well, I just can’t see why...
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Story: Dale Carnegie Lives! Chapter 3
It’s the book of century! What does it all mean?! Okay, I’m feeling lucky. I think you guys are liking this and so I will post yet another chapter in less than a week! My goal is to entertain you. If...
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Book Review: IT OCCURS TO ME THAT I AM AMERICA: NEW STORIES AND ART
It Occurs to Me That I Am America: New Stories and Art What does it mean to be American in these strange times we live in? We have someone in power who behaves like a self-serving gremlin, determined...
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Book Review: ‘The Last Mona Lisa’ by Jonathan Santlofer
THE LAST MONA LISA The Last Mona Lisa. Jonathan Santlofer. Sourcebooks. 2021. $27.99 It was back in 1987 that I made my first visit to Paris, which included viewing the Mona Lisa. My more recent visit...
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Story: ‘The Egg Cream, an Excellent Portal to the Past’
It was over an egg cream, or two, that I concluded, or finally admitted, that I was indeed a treasure trove of knowledge, insight and overall sensibility regarding a whole rat’s nest of pop culture...
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