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Book Review: The Secret History of Science Fiction edited by James Patrick Kelly and John Kessel
Interesting premise gives rise to anthology challenging distinctions between mainstream and genre fiction.
Read More »Book Review: The Interrogative Mood: A Novel? by Padgett Powell
What? A book composed entirely of questions?
Read More »Book Review: The Summer Kitchen by Karen Weinreb
A Bedford wives tale: When those at the top hit bottom.
Read More »Last Year at Marienbad, Redux
Another look at Marienbad.
Read More »Book Review: Rasskazy: New Fiction from a New Russia edited by Mikhail Iossel and Jeff Parker
Collection of post-Soviet Russian fiction reflects life in a new Russia and the influence of Russian literary heritage.
Read More »Book Review: The Cavalier In the Yellow Doublet by Arturo Perez-Reverte
The perfect antidote to the romantic view of history common to most fiction
Read More »DVD Review: The Rivals Of Sherlock Holmes: Set 1
A charming reminder of how crime fiction on TV used to be.
Read More »Book Review: The Gone-Away World by Nick Harkaway
Nick Harkaway combines satire, wit, ninjas, war veterans and mime troupes in a first-rate debut novel.
Read More »Book Review: Inherent Vice By Thomas Pynchon
You couldn't ask for a better guide to the end of Sixties.
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