For Paz, language means more than just syntax and grammar; his "world before language exists" is something pre-life, a universe of abstraction that monkeys can't imagine but poets can.
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Book Review: ‘Upheaval: The Refugee Trek Through Europe’ by Navid Kermani
In 'Upheaval: The Refugee Trek Through Europe' Navid Kermani shines a light in the dark spaces of our current world and exposes the dirty and shameful way we treat our fellow human beings.
Read More »New in August Paperbacks
Quick previews of title being released in paperback August 2017.
Read More »Book Review: ‘The Goddesses’ by Swan Huntley
Swan Huntley's 'The Goddesses' presents a page-turning narrative of female empowerment and a binding conviction that sisters can do it for themselves, even if sometimes the sisters not what they seem to be.
Read More »Book Review: ‘The Trial of Prisoner 043’ by Terry Jastrow
In 'The Trial of Prisoner 043' author Terry Jastrow provocatively imagines George W. Bush being tried for war crimes because of the 2003 invasion of Iraq
Read More »Book Review: ‘The Reason You’re Alive’ by Matthew Quick
Is 'The Reason You're Alive' by Matthew Quick a literary work in the mold of The Catcher in the Rye?
Read More »Comic-Con Interview: Arvind Ethan David on ‘Darkness Visibile,’ ‘Dirk Gently’ and More
Arvind Ethan David (The Infidel) is executive producer of the Netflix/BBC America hit series Dirk Gently Holistic Detective Agency, which is in its second season. But he was also at San Diego Comic-Con promoting his latest project Darkness Visible, a collaboration with comic book creator/novelist Mike Carey (Lucifer). I met …
Read More »Interview: George A Bernstein, author of ‘The Prom Dress Killer, A Detective Al Warner Novel’
Interview with George A Bernstein author of 'The Prom Dress Killer'.
Read More »Interview: Phil Kimble, Author of ‘The Art of Making Good Decisions’
Interview with Phil Kimble, author of 'The Art of Making Good Decisions'.
Read More »Book Review: ‘The Efficiency Playbook’ by Michael Andrew
New book, 'The Efficiency Playbook,' encourages readers to make being efficient into a purposeful game.
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