By coincidence, I’ve recently read new books from two of the best historical novelists writing in America today. Actually, that’s…
Feature Friday: “Lifeforce” (1985)
I’ve already written at length about this one, a sci-fi alien-invasion zombie gothic horror movie that lurches crazily between genres…
The Big Other Interview 58: Ben Tanzer
Ben Tanzer is everywhere. And now he is here for the most recent in what has clearly become an occasional…
But years later
‘Later’ became the archetypal opening for a J.G. Ballard story. It told us we were in the territory of aftermath.…
Guest Post: Noah Cicero: Thoughts on Justin Taylor’s The Gospel of Anarchy
The Gospel of Anarchy has already been reviewed by major places like the New York Times, I don’t think there…
Some Thoughts About Tim Horvath’s Understories
A couple of weeks ago, Susannah Elisabeth Pabot asked me to introduce Tim Horvath before he read at Brown University’s…
Feature Friday: “Mostly Martha” (2001)
So I haven’t seen Mostly Martha since it came out, and I’ll freely admit that on paper, it looks god-awful.…
“The general public is not your audience.”
What does this mean for small presses/micro presses/indie presses? If we are determined to get “innovative” or “experimental” or challenging…
Comics Works: Kramer’s Ergot 8
Kramer’s Ergot 8, the latest volume in artist/editor Sammy Harkham’s anthology series, collects works from high-profile comics figures such as…
Review: Issue 0!
Issue 0 of Review, “THE CREATION MYTH OF THE DIGITAL UNIVERSE,” is here! Rejoice. FICTION Visiting Writers – Ravi Mangla…