Monthly Archives: November 2010
It Came From Del Rio by Stephen Graham Jones
Posted on November 17, 2010 Leave a Comment
My review of It Came From Del Rio (Trapdoor Books) is up at The Nervous Breakdown. What can I say except I love this book, and Stephen’s work in general. I think the review will speak louder than anything I can add here, but this was a real pleasure to read. I’ve never been disappointed […]
The Paris Review – discount for HTMLGiant (and other fans of literary fiction)
Posted on November 11, 2010 Leave a Comment
I’ve really grown to love The Paris Review. There was a discussion over at HTMLGiant about it, and Roxane Gay was talking about how individual copies are expensive, and got this response from the people at TPR: Roxane, Peter from The Paris Review here. Thanks for such a thoughtful review–very much appreciated. Unfortunately, there’s nothing […]
Daddy’s by Lindsay Hunter
Posted on November 8, 2010 Leave a Comment
I’ve met Lindsay a couple times, starting with an event at Quickies! Chicago where I was thrilled to read with a ton of talented people. I was blown away by Amelia Gray, Blake Butler, Jac Jemc, and of course, Lindsay herself. It’s not surprising that I’ve become a big fan of her work. I’ve come […]
The Avain Gospels by Adam Novy
Posted on November 1, 2010 Leave a Comment
My book review for The Avian Gospels by Adam Novy is now LIVE at The Nervous Breakdown. This was a wild ride, a surreal, dystopian book, issued in two beautiful volumes by Short Flight / Long Drive Books. I don’t know if you’d call this a division or an arm of Hobart, but whatever you […]