Options for Authors – Back from the Future with Blog to Book
We’re going backwards. Back to print. First there was print. Then came the Internet, and there was JavaScript. And pdfs.Continue Reading
Tag: Video
53-second take on Undermajordomo Minor, by Patrick deWitt
Some novels just cry out to be made into films. Undermajordomo Minor, by Patrick deWitt, is one of those. IContinue Reading
The one, the only, the greatest – Literary one-hit wonders video
Like in music, one-hit wonders are a never-ending source of fascination for people. Depending on how you define a “one-hitContinue Reading
New video-format review – The Memory Palace, by Edward Hollis
Compact Crit. #9 – The Memory Palace, by Edward Hollis Since Edward Hollis’ book, The Memory Palace, is mostly aboutContinue Reading
54-second review of Insomniac City, by Bill Hayes
Compact Crits #7: 54-second review of Insomniac City, by Bill Hayes Read the whole story here. Make no mistake, thisContinue Reading
46-second review of The Last Kind Words Saloon
Compact Crits #5: 46-second review of The Last Kind Words Saloon, by Larry McMurtry
Review in a 60-second video – Caroline, by Sarah Miller
Compact Crits #4: 60-second review of Caroline, by Sarah Miller Here’s the long list of all the novels – apartContinue Reading
Discussion of current events Humor Humour Review of new book Review of new non-fiction Subjective non-fiction Video Web series and vlogs
Review in 50-second video – Rhett & Link’s Book of Mythicality
Compact Crits #3: Rhett & Link’s Book of Mythicality, by Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal
Review in a 57-second video – Lincoln in the Bardo, by George Saunders
Compact Crits #2: 57-second review of Lincoln in the Bardo, by George Saunders.
Splashes in a suikinkutsu – Experiential content on the Internet
See me, hear me and walk with me – that’s what many websites try to achieve; in other words, connectContinue Reading
Award-winning novel Backstories Discussion of writing style Published books Review of literary fiction Review of previously published novel Review of science fiction Romances and Love Stories Video
Finnish Weird at its best – Troll, by Johanna Sinisalo
ABOUT TROLLS –There is a whole body of memes about trolls. There are cute troll dolls, like in the 2016Continue Reading
Printed books are not only for old fogeys like me
Comic artist and illustrator Lucas Levitan’s particular talent is to superimpose his bulbous-nosed cartoon figures onto actual photos he has found, mostlyContinue Reading
Books for Summer Discussion of writing style ebook Review of historical fiction Review of new book Romances and Love Stories Video
A sexy idea that moves you – The Gods of Tango, by Carolina de Robertis
There is a lot of tango-ing in this novel, The Gods of Tango, as well as an eyebrow-raising amount ofContinue Reading
Review of The Unfixed Stars by Michael Byers – and photos of Pluto
Looking at the pictures of Pluto taken by NASA’s New Horizons space probe reminded me of the excellent novel about the discoveryContinue Reading
Famous Men for Father’s Day: An Author, an Astronaut and a dead Absurdist
Manly books about famous men In celebration of Father’s Day coming up, here are some books about men I admire thatContinue Reading
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