Continent September 21, 2010Jim Crace is quite the writer. This being his debut outing, it’s even more impressive for its ability...
McSweeney’s Quarterly Concern Volume 16 November 1, 2005Someone somewhere at McSweeney’s put a lot of thought into the packaging of Quarterly issue 16. The three...
McSweeney’s Quarterly Concern Volume 15 October 1, 2005This, of all the McSweeney’s editions I’ve read, is the least memorable. Despite that, I was actually a...
McSweeney’s Enchanted Chamber of Astonishing Stories October 1, 2005Genre fiction is interesting in that it straddles the line between pulp and the stuff in the glossy...
McSweeney’s Quarterly Concern Volume 14 February 1, 2005These compilations are odd. I mean writing, and what you think of it, are so subjective. That’s what...
McSweeney’s Quarterly Concern Volume 13 October 1, 2004So, much to Mrs. Hipster’s chagrin, I decided to subscribe to McSweeney’s literary journal. She thinks all that...
The Night in Question September 15, 2004This guy was probably only a couple classrooms away from me while I was reading Ibsen plays at...
Angry Candy March 15, 2003People love this guy for some reason. Maybe it’s just dorky sci-fi dudes, but I’ve never had so...
McSweeney’s Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales March 1, 2003Short story collections are perfect for those of us with the attention spans of your average sugar-addled ADD...