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Citizen: An American Lyric

June 3, 2015 by Drew

The Short Version: Blending prose and poetry, image and text, Claudia Rankine delves into the everyday experience of racism – microaggressions suffered by heroes and ordinary people both – and paints a chilling picture of America (and the world) today. The Review: I’ve taken to marking with post-its the poetry that I read. It’s easier to flip back through and find the pieces you really loved, you know? Citizen, for several reasons, was marked with those long skinny post-it tabs and […]

Categories: Memoir, Non-Fiction, Poetry • Tags: America, American Life, An American Lyric, Book Review, Book Reviews, Books, Citizen, Citizen: An American Lyric, Claudia Rankine, Essays, Gender, Graywolf Press, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Politics, Race, Racism, Reviews, Rodney King, Trayvon Martin

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See You in Paradise

August 12, 2014 by Drew

The Short Version: A collection of short stories that all seem to focus on, in one way or another, the weirdness of modern American life.  The simple oddity of suburbia – the terror, the pathos, the warmth, the… well, the Americanness of it all.  Some stories are simple, others a bit fantastical, but they all spin around that same ’50s-esque invitation implied by the cover: that that green lawn and simple home might just be the closest we get to […]

Categories: Fiction, Literature, Short Stories • Tags: Advance Review, America, BEA14, Book Review, Book Reviews, Books, Fiction, Graywolf Press, J. Robert Lennon, Literature, review, Short Stories, Suburbia

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Woke Up Lonely

February 20, 2014 by Drew

The Short Version: Esme Haas hasn’t been the best mother.  Or wife.  Or spy.  Her husband runs a cult, which may or may not have ties to North Korea, and she’s trying to keep her daughter from finding out who her father actually is – and when a hostage-taking goes awry, it leads everybody to the breaking point. The Review: I apologize if you’ve heard this one before, faithful readers, but once upon a time… I saw a production of The Threepenny […]

Categories: Fiction, Literature • Tags: Book Reviews, Books, Cultists, Cults, Fiction, Fiona Maazel, Graywolf Press, Helix, Literature, North Korea, Reviews, The Tournament of Books 2014, TNBBC, ToB X, Woke Up Lonely

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Kevin Barry – In Conversation

October 10, 2013 by Drew

A mischievous glint in his eye, Kevin Barry braced himself at the podium and launched into “Fjord of Killary”, a story from his newest collection Dark Lies the Island.  He did not read the story, he told it – a fine line of distinction but an important one.  His mannerisms, his voice (and voices), and his writing all combined to make the story (which is terrific on the page) come alive in the listener’s ear.  It was an auspicious beginning. I’ve […]

Categories: Events, Features • Tags: City of Bohane, Dark Lies the Island, Elissa Schappell, Events, Fiction, Graywolf Press, Irish Arts Center, Kevin Barry, There Are Little Kingdoms

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There Are Little Kingdoms

September 30, 2013 by Drew

The Short Version: Kevin Barry’s debut collection of short stories – featuring more tales of strange folk, drinking folk, family folk, and that uniquely Irish magic. The Review: It’s always strange to step back through an author’s canon in reverse.  It is only natural that an author’s style will mature – for better or for worse, I’ll admit.  Chuck Palahniuk’s later novels are, we all know, not as good as his earlier ones – but authors like Kevin Barry and […]

Categories: Fiction, Short Stories • Tags: Fiction, Graywolf Press, Kevin Barry, Short Stories, There Are Little Kingdoms

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City of Bohane

September 10, 2013 by Drew

The Short Version: Logan Hartnett, leader of the Hartnett Fancy, is struggling a bit.  The Norries are getting rowdy and spoiling for a fight, his lieutenants are starting to cast eyes towards ascension, his missus wants him out of the game, and his ma’ can’t be trusted.  When rumor hits him that the man he once deposed is back in town, it sets off an interesting year in the city of Bohane – yes it does. The Review: What an exceptional […]

Categories: Fiction, Literature • Tags: 6, BEA13, City of Bohane, Fiction, Graywolf Press, Ireland, Kevin Barry, Literature

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Dark Lies the Island

April 5, 2013 by Drew

The Short Version: A collection of cloudy, slightly dark Irish tales – stories of drinkers, lovers, losers, and a few who might be something else entirely… The Review: Kevin Barry’s first novel, City of Bohane, has been on my radar for a little while, although I’ve consciously passed it over a few times.  But I was lucky enough to (long after the time had passed) come upon a copy of Powell’s Indiespensable #37 (a novel called Familiar) – which included a well-in-advance-of-pub-date copy […]

Categories: Fiction, Short Stories • Tags: Advance Review, Dark Lies the Island, Fiction, Graywolf Press, Ireland, Kevin Barry, Powell's, Short Stories

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