The Gospel of Z by Stephen Graham Jones 10 years after the zombie apocalypse, humans live a guarded existence behind walls and fences and survive by creating monsters of their own. Jory Grey, an ex-biology teacher works in assembling these creatures. Trying to find his lost love, Jory uncovers the true nature of the plague and the reasons behind it. A different take on the zombie…
Read moreWeird white bubbles of concrete, these houses look more like science fiction than suburban subdivision. No Nails, No Lumber by Jeffrey Head shows the beauty and versatility of Neff 's design. The first bubble houses were built in Falls Church, VA during World War II as housing for government families. The small community was nicknamed “Igloo Village” because all the houses are odd white domes. After…
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Read moreThe Vietnam War is over. But is it? After experiencing Bruce Weigl’s collection of poems titled Song of Napalm, I realized that the war is still very much alive in the minds of some folks who participated. Weigl, an Army veteran and recipient of the Bronze Star, uses vivid language and imagery to share his feelings of pain, loss and personal hell. This is potent…
Read moreWhen Sophie Diehl, a young law associate, is assigned her first divorce case, she yearns to return to the familiar rough-and-tumble world of criminal law rather than the messiness of family law. Debut writer Rieger shines at creating a clever and entertaining novel composed in "Epistolary 2.0;" emails, notes, and legal documents detailing the goings-on of Sophie’s professional and personal life while helping her client Mia…
Read moreOn June 16, 1904, Leopold Bloom set out on his rambling tour around Dublin Town, an adventure immortalized by James Joyce in his masterpiece, Ulysses.
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