Thursday, October 16th, 2014
“The Simpson Family History: A Celebration of Television’s Favorite Family” by Matt Groening (Abrams, $35) Reviewed by Larry Cox It is almost impossible to imagine American pop culture without or before “The Simpsons.” Since its debut...
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Thursday, October 9th, 2014
“Falling Sky” by Rajan Khanna (Pyr, $17) Reviewed by Ealish Waddell The surface of the Earth has become the domain of the Ferals — animalistic, zombie-like humans taken over by the mysterious virus known as the...
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Thursday, October 2nd, 2014
“Rebel Souls: Walt Whitman and America’s First Bohemians” by Justin Martin (Da Capo Press, $27.99) Reviewed by Larry Cox Justin Martin has blown the dust off of the New York City of the pre-Civil War era....
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Thursday, September 25th, 2014
“I Want My MTV” by Rob Tannenbaum and Craig Marks (Plume, $20) By Chris Richcreek If the MTV era of the 1980s meant something to you, if it was an essential part of your musical and...
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Thursday, September 18th, 2014
“Smart Cookie: Transform Store-Bought Cookies Into Amazing Treats” by Christi Farr Johnstone (Running Press, $16) “Hello Kitty Crochet” by Mei Li Lee (Quirk Books, $14.95) Reviewed by Larry Cox Two new books are aimed at...
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Thursday, September 11th, 2014
“City of Stairs” by Robert Jackson Bennett (Broadway Books, $15) Reviewed by Ealish Waddell “City of Stairs” takes place in a fascinating alternate Asia, a world where the mundane and the miraculous have struck an uneasy...
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Thursday, September 4th, 2014
“Off the Leash: A Year at the Dog Park” by Matthew Gilbert (Thomas Dunne Books, $25.99) Reviewed by Larry Cox Anyone who has ever been owned by a dog will appreciate this delightful new book. When...
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Thursday, August 28th, 2014
“Overwhelmed: Work, Love, and Play When No One Has the Time” by Brigid Schulte (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $26) Reviewed by Molly Ford Are you on a treadmill of “to-do’s” that never come off your list?...
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Thursday, August 21st, 2014
“Hitchcock’s Partner in Suspense: The Life of Screenwriter Charles Bennett” edited by John Charles Bennett (University Press of Kentucky, $40) Reviewed by Larry Cox In 1928, British actor Charles Bennett’s play “Blackmail,” starring Tallulah Bankhead, opened...
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Thursday, August 14th, 2014
“Seconds” by Bryan Lee O’Malley (Ballantine, $25) Reviewed by Ealish Waddell It seems like Katie’s life should be pretty great: She’s a celebrated chef at the most popular eatery in town, and she’s slowly moving forward...
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