I bet a ton of lady musicians my age (early thirties) are wishing they had this DIY manual when they were fifteen or so. I know I do. There has been a gap in rock…
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Rhonda Is a Man
For a first novel, Some Things that Meant the World to Me, Joshua Mohr has created a completely original character in Rhonda, a 30 year old suffering from depersonalization. The first two chapters are pretty…
I will never be going to Santa Teresa
This is a very different kind of novel. The circumstances of publishing 2666 were unusual because Bolano died shortly after completing it. He wanted it to be published in five different volumes, each a novel…
Too Cool For School
I put off reading this book because the double marketing reeked of self promotion. For those who don’t know, David Sheff and his son released two memoirs about his son’s addiction to crystal meth at…
Self-Discovery Heartbreak
Imagine this: You are adopted. At 31, you find out your biological mother is looking for you. You meet her and she is a loony. The Mistress’s Daughter is A.M. Homes’ story. I won’t even…