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Category: Book Reviews

Books I Read in January

Book v. Cigarettes – George Orwell Cultish – Amanda Montell Bright Lights, Big City – Jay McInerney No. 91/92: notes … More

Book of the month, book recommendations, bookworm, Reader, reading list

Book Review: A Chapbook About Nothing – Scott Cumming

Scott Cumming’s ‘A Chapbook About Nothing’ illustrates the feeling of being a newborn adult. Assumptions of stability trail behind us … More

book review, Poetry, writing community

Hemingway’s Paris: An Entity of Its Own

Hemingway’s ‘A Moveable Feast’ is a novel that was published posthumously. The book was born from a journal found in … More

book review, Commentary, Ernest Hemingway, essay, F Scott Fitzgerald, paris

Why I Don’t Rate Books

I am just going to come out and say it. I don’t like, nor do I, rating books. Now, people … More

Book Rating, Book Reviews, essay, Goodreads Culture, Rating Books

Book Recommendations 2021 (& Their Cocktails)

Here are books that I recommend that have either come out this year or that I read this year. I … More

book recommendations, bookworm, cocktails, indie books, literature, reading

Soaking in Strange Hours by Erik Hofstatter: Review

Erik Hofstatter’s ‘Soaking in Strange Hours’ is essentially a long prose poem, but this should be the thing that nudges … More

book review, Fiction, noir, prose poetry, short story, transgressive fiction

The Sirap Review: An Interview With Courtenay S. Gray

Authors Note: This is a parody. Miss Gray finishes making her breakfast, consisting of two poached eggs on a bed … More

author interview, books, Fiction, humour, humour writing, interview, parody, parody interview, Poetry, poetry community, the paris review, the paris review interview, Writers, writing community

On The Power of Social Media For Writers

I have noticed that a lot of my writing peers only very recently joined social media. This surprises me, given … More

apps, digital marketing, marketing, social media, Writers, writing community, writing tips

Dancing to Broken Records — Jack Moody: Book Review

Jack Moody is a writer whom I have become quite fond of. We first crossed paths a few months ago … More

alcoholism, book review, Charles Bukowski, Fiction, indie books, jack moody, short story collection

This Is What Happens When You Leave Me Alone – D.T. Robbins//Book Review

D.T. Robbins is an intelligent man. He’s also amusing, which always helps. His shitposting on Twitter makes me laugh, but … More

book review, Charles Bukowski, Poetry, poetry book

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