David Boie no relation to the Thin White Duke plays the questioning straight-man in a multi-subject dialogue with a long-dead pet Thompson. The dog as in the case of the British claymation duo Wallace and Gromit is heavily armed. Not a... Read More

“The only subject of fiction is time,” author Stuart Dybek once noted; Steve Tomasula’s latest novel, "TOC", a “new-media” novel available only on DVD, takes this idea literally, and presents it in a cutting-edge medium... Read More

This book utilizes its own good advice and presents itself in its best light beginning with the clear colorful photography and tasteful red-hued cover. Its compact size fits easily in the hand and with only 87 pages it does not overwhelm... Read More

The connection between quantum physics, porn-watching canines, and modern art resides solely in the contortionist mind of this poet. In this first collection, readers will find themselves gazing out the window at “a neighbor / at tai... Read More

Perhaps a borrowed dress could free a person “to become what I loved, fly // into the stunned landscape where clouds unfold their longings to be lakes and lakes hold clouds in their mouths / as briefly as smoke.” This first... Read More

“It’s a coarse and naked thing, the voice; / And silence a swaddling blanket,” Merritt writes in a book whose major images have to do with the senses and their denial. It is not only the voice that is silenced (“hard to say... Read More

In this country of fads and fascinations, a diet that includes seaweed or sea vegetables has been the exclusive territory of health fanatics and hippies. Ellis wants to banish this notion. She begins with a wonderfully informative... Read More

As the title suggests, readers will discover many traditional Yuletide recipes that are easy to prepare, delicious and truly Irish. Darina also serves up a nostalgic look at what Christmas in Ireland was like, from making the Christmas... Read More