Denis Johnson’s “Jesus’ Son” and my protestations at the alleged death of the short story
This is one of the seminal short story collections of the last few years (or, as some less charitable critics might put it, one of the last dying gasps of…
Beautiful Books: Section Stitching, Doing it Right and our Final Salvation from E-readers
Books are rarely made with great care. Quality isn’t nearly the main concern of modern publishing. Sure, plenty of publishing houses make nods to the kind of craft that used…
Powell’s Partner
(Click here to buy books!) Powell’s is a great store. As much as I love browsing brick-and-mortar used book stores, sometimes I need (or want) a particular book. Powell’s is…