A Writer Prepares is the new memoir from author Lawrence Block that details his early years as a writer and how he broke into the industry offering a glimpse into an incredibly successful and prolific career. I received a copy from the author for review. How this book came together is just as interesting as…
RAGE is Bob Woodward’s follow-up to his 2018 book FEAR focusing on the second half of Trump’s presidency. RAGE examines Trump’s relationship with Kim Jong-Un and North Korea, the outcome of the FBI’s Russia Investigation, the Black Lives Matter movement and of course, COVID-19. It is absolutely astounding how poorly Trump and his administration responded…
Theft By Finding: Diaries 1977-2002 contains the contents of David Sedaris’ diaries. A few years ago, I had read a book that collected Kevin Smith’s blog posts. David Sedaris’ Theft by Finding is essentially the same thing. Theft by Finding is twenty-five years of writing extracted from Sedaris’ journal. I suppose that’s all a blog…
Bob Woodward examines the Trump Presidency and how it came to be at its halfway point in 2018’s FEAR. From mid-2015 through to January 2021, the world was inundated with a twenty-four hour news cycle revolving around former US President Donald Trump. Like many, I couldn’t escape the constant coverage of his erratic behavior and…
Rabbits follows K., someone who has become obsessed with seeking out and discovering patterns and connections throughout their day-to-day life. A few years ago, they discovered an almost alternate reality style game played in secret amongst a select few. Very little information is available about the game, but its roots run deep in both culture…
A few weeks ago, I received an email from publisher Hard Case Crime offering up e-galleys of a forthcoming novel entitled FIVE DECEMBERS, which is due for release later this year. In said email Charles Adari, founder and editor at Hard Case Crime, called FIVE DECEMBERS “one of our best books ever” and also provided…
Last fall, I had the pleasure of reading Grady Hendrix’s My Best Friend’s Exorcism (great title), a book I had avoided because it seemed overly gimmicky and made me worried about discovering another author who wrote only in 80s references like good ol’ Ernie Cline. Thankfully, while it was jam packed with 80s nostalgia, it…
Over the past few years, I’ve had this fear I keep on the backburner regarding retirement. Sure, I’ve got an RRSP that I contribute to but I don’t have a pension plan. I’ve read more than a few articles that state that by the time I’m eligible to retire, retirement won’t be a thing that…
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