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Graphic Novel Review: ‘A Matter of Life’ by Jeffrey Brown
Subtitled “An Autobiographical Meditation on Fatherhood and Faith,” Brown’s GN proves both sweet and challenging.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Buck ‘Em!: The Autobiography of Buck Owens’ by Buck Owens and Randy Poe
Buck Owens was and is a country legend and now eight years after his death he shares his life with help from Randy Poe and hundreds of hours of his taped stories.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Don’t Give up, You Can Make It If You Try, You Can Win’ by Joe Simon
A stylistically flawed but moderately interesting autobiography of his life as an R 'n' B star and calling to the ministry.
Read More »Book Review: ‘I Dreamed I Was A Very Clean Tramp’ by Richard Hell
A glimpse into the creative mind pushed to its extreme in its search for stimulation.
Read More »TV Review: Steven Soderbergh’s Behind the Candelabra
Michael Douglas and Matt Damon give superb performances as Liberace and his young protege in Steven Soderbergh's surprisingly affecting biopic.
Read More »Book Review: With Robert Lowell and His Circle by Kathleen Spivack
The best introduction to the world of American poetry in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s you're liable to read.
Read More »Book Review: The John Lennon Letters, Edited by Hunter Davies
The John Lennon Letters works to confirm the image we've always had of John Lennon as the complicated Beatle.
Read More »Book Review: When I Left Home: My Story by Buddy Guy
Buddy Guy’s autobiography goes behind the scenes of the great Chicago Blues renaissance and beyond.
Read More »Book Review: Tough Shit: Life Advice From A Fat Lazy Slob Who Did Good by Kevin Smith
This recipe for happiness might not be right for everyone, but for those willing to follow a dream, it's perfect.
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