Buzzed Books
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Buzzed Books #41: English Kills
Buzzed Books #41 by Amy Watkins Monica Wendel’s English Kills Monica Wendel’s chapbook, English Kills (winner of the 2015 Coal Hill Review Chapbook Prize) elegantly meditates upon the themes of birth, language, history, and survival. The speaker of these poems is a teacher contemplating becoming a mother, but the book doesn’t slap you in the face… Continue reading
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Buzzed Books #40: The Love Song of Johnny Valentine
Buzzed Books #40 by Ben Buckingham Teddy Wayne’s The Love Song of Jonny Valentine Simon and Schuster published The Love Song of Jonny Valentine in 2013 to favorable reviews. Teddy Wayne’s 285-page novel chronicles the tour of tween pop star Jonny Valentine. Valentine, with his trend-setting signature haircut and his bubblegum love songs, seems reminiscent… Continue reading
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Buzzed Books #39: XX: Poems for the Twentieth Century
Buzzed Books #39 by Amy Watkins Campbell McGrath’s XX: Poems for the Twentieth Century “Epilogue: 2016,” the first poem in Campbell McGrath’s new book, XX: Poems for the Twentieth Century (HarperCollins, 2016), emphasizes the idea of leaving a record, ”a scattering of crumbs,” not for subsequent generations, but for whatever inherits the earth after humanity… Continue reading
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Buzzed Books #38: Book Fight!
Buzzed Books #38 by John King Book Fight! Let us begin with the indisputable observation that The Drunken Odyssey is the greatest writing podcast in the world. Yet TDO is clearly not the only writing podcast out there. What’s more, it’s not the only good writing podcast out there. Book Fight is among my favorites.… Continue reading
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Buzzed Books #37: Application for Release from the Dream
Buzzed Books #37 by Amy Watkins Tony Hoagland’s Application for Release from the Dream I enjoyed the second half of Tony Hoagland’s fifth poetry collection, Application for Release from the Dream (Graywolf Press, 2015), so much that I almost felt guilty for how critical I was of the first half. Many of the poems in… Continue reading
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Buzzed Books #36: When You Cross That Line
Buzzed Books #36 by Chris Blanchard When You Cross That Line Sam Slaughter’s chapbook, When You Cross That Line, was published as an award for the reading series There Will Be Words based here in Orlando. At a mere 41 pages, this little chapbook can fit right in your back pocket. The cover is minimal,… Continue reading
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Buzzed Books #35: Audio Guide to Walt Disney World (Tomorrowland)
Buzzed Books #35 by John King Lou Mongello’s Audio Guide to Walt Disney World (Tomorrowland) Here in Orlando, I am the literati’s sherpa for all things Disney, including visits to the 4 theme parks in my hometown. Sometimes, these friends come to me uncertainly, reluctant to face what their capitulation to this corporate mecca means… Continue reading
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Buzzed Books #34: Killing Auntie
Buzzed Books #34 by C.T. McMillan Andrzej Bursa’s Killing Auntie The college years can be confusing, especially when you are trying to work out new boundaries with your family, create your adult identity, and, you know, commit murder. Killing Auntie, by Andrzej Bursa, is about Jurek, a university student who lives with Auntie in a nondescript… Continue reading
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Buzzed Books #33: Penguin Science Fiction Postcards
Buzzed Books #33 by Dmetri Kakmi Penguin Science Fiction Postcards — 100 Book Covers in One Box It doesn’t matter if you are a science fiction reader or not. You will still get a kick out of this smartly designed box that contains one hundred book cover designs from Penguin’s golden age of speculative fiction publishing.… Continue reading
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Buzzed Books #32: On the Run with Mary
Buzzed Books #32 by Rachel Kolman On the Run with Mary by Jonathan Barrow The manuscript for On The Run with Mary was found the day after author died in a car crash. It was 1970, and Barrow was 22. Barrow’s brother had found the manuscript in a desk drawer, with a fresh page still… Continue reading
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