Throughout The Astor Orphan you will laugh, you will cry, and more often than not you’ll probably want to give one or two of her family members a smack across the face. Continue reading
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BOOK ‘EM: CONSTITUTIONAL MYTHS BY RAY RAPHAEL
Ray Raphael’s new book Constitutional Myths is about how average folks, scholars, and Supreme Court justices misunderstand the Constitution as a result of incomplete or selective knowledge of its origins and the beliefs of those responsible for its creation. Continue reading
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REVIEW: THE STUD BOOK BY MONICA DRAKE
Monica Drake’s first novel, Clown Girl, has been optioned for film by Kristen Wiig. When that flick gets made even your long dead grandmother will know who Monica Drake is.
And who she is, as evidenced by her new novel The Stud Book, is an author who knows how to craft a sharp satire that’s riddled with unexpectedly poignant moments. Continue reading
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BOOK ‘EM: WHAT’S WRONG WITH HOMOSEXUALITY? BY JOHN CORVINO
Professor John Corvino drives home the point—seemingly untenable to some—that homosexual and heterosexual relationships are (for better and worse, for richer or poorer, and in sickness and in health) not that different from each other. Continue reading
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BOOK REVIEW: THE UNCHANGEABLE SPOTS OF LEOPARDS
Kristopher Jansma’s debut novel The Unchangeable Spots of Leopards is indeed an extraordinary novel, and it’s not so ordinary in it’s form. Continue reading
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BOOK REVIEW: I DREAMED I WAS A VERY CLEAN TRAMP BY RICHARD HELL
The story of Richard Hell the musician, actor, and writer is one of sex, junk, and punk. Continue reading
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DIG THAT: TOO MUCH TO DREAM: A PSYCHEDELIC AMERICAN BOYHOOD
A spiritual search devolves into one for spare change and anyone holding. Continue reading
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DIG THAT: START SOMETHING THAT MATTERS
Part “how I did it,” part “how you can do it too” … and for every book sold a child in need will also be provided a book. Blake Mycoskie’s book matters to more than just those who read it. Continue reading
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DIG THAT: DOES A BEAR SHIT IN THE WOODS?
This book is a Bible for the origin and explanation of rhetorical questions and colloquial expressions. Continue reading
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DIG THAT: THE CHITLIN’ CIRCUIT AND THE ROAD TO ROCK & ROLL
Alright snobs, let’s go. You think you know where rock ‘n roll came from because you like The Beatles and Elvis? Well let me tell you what, Jack, you don’t know shit. Continue reading
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DIG THAT: THE GOOD AND THE GHASTLY
A smart rampage for the strong of stomach. Worth reading or talking to Boice himself about it this Thursday at Porter Square Books. Continue reading
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DIG THAT: HOBO HANDBOOK
How do you feel about not having a steady paycheck? Eating bland, nutrition-less food? Having uncomfortable lodgings? How you feel about dealing with people who are batshit crazy? Wow, I thought to myself, sounds a lot like life as a college student. Continue reading
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