Shadow Ticket by Thomas Pynchon review – conjuring an unhinged world
If Thomas Pynchon, the reclusive, revered American novelist, were to have a moment, this, as he nudges 90,…
Greil Marcus on ‘Mystery Train’s’ 50th anniversary
When it was first published in 1975, “Mystery Train: Images of America in Rock ‘n’ Roll Music” was…
9 Books We Can’t Stop Thinking About This Month
Last month, researchers published a study finding that the practice of “leisure reading” is in precipitous decline. In…
“If You Lie” opens with a closed trunk and frantic hope of escape
Sounds came. The steady ping of rain drumming against steel. The muted whoosh of wind. The high whine…
LIBRARY COLUMN | Cozy up with a cup of fantasy | Features
As a youth, I loved high fantasy: expansive worldbuilding, epic storylines, and difficult-to-pronounce imaginary names. Tamora Pierce’s books…
Fun and Gentle Series for Emerging Readers | Early Reader Fiction Series
The gentle stories in this collection of early readers feature warm, inviting illustrations and focus on navigating family…
Fredericksburg festival showcases authors who don’t play by the book when it comes to publishing
James Noll’s author bio on Amazon lists his background as a sandwich maker, a yogurt dispenser, a day care…
Australia’s favourite authors share their favourite books of the 21st century
The first 25 years of this century have seen millions of books published worldwide. Of these, many have…
Leonora Carrington’s The Stone Door
Leonora Carrington The Stone Door NYRB, 2025 In Leonora Carrington’s The Stone Door, the unnamed narrator traverses Mesopotamia…
DEENA ELGENAIDI with Nina St. Pierre
Rail: In popular media, we see the stereotype of returning to the homeland as some sort of panacea—a…
MATTHEW KRESSEL with Amy Goldschlager
Matthew KresselSpace Trucker JessFairwood Press, 2025 Matthew Kressel and I first met at a speculative fiction reading several…
Book Marks reviews of Shadow Ticket by Thomas Pynchon Book Marks
Milwaukee 1932, the Great Depression going full blast, repeal of Prohibition just around the corner, Al Capone in…