Having grown up in New England, I have a special affinity for Lake Champlain and Champy, the plesiosaur that lives there. Which is a true story, by the way… Despite my best efforts, I’ve yet to actually see the friendly, local lake monster, but I’ve still got time – and the desire to try again.Continue reading “By the Silver Water of Lake Champlain by Joe Hill”
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Armada by Ernest Cline
The problem with releasing a spectacular debut novel – and intending to continue writing – is that you have to release a follow-up. And no matter what you do, you can never really best yourself. After all, the phrase “sophomore slump” exists for a reason. I used to say that the only author who hadContinue reading “Armada by Ernest Cline”
Paradise Sky by Joe R. Lansdale
Despite his life being glamorized throughout dime novels, Deadwood Dick needs to set the record straight—including how he got his name, how he saved Wild Bill Hickok, and how his life changed by looking up at exactly the wrong time. Deadwood Dick – also known as Willie Jackson – was born in East Texas andContinue reading “Paradise Sky by Joe R. Lansdale”
We All Looked Up by Tommy Wallach
A little math for you on this fine evening… The Breakfast Club + Melancholia = We All Looked Up Quite the combination, but well worth the read. This young adult novel tells the story of four very different teenagers trying to make the best of the few weeks they have left (before the world ends).Continue reading “We All Looked Up by Tommy Wallach”
Beneath the Bonfire by Nickolas Butler
I’ve been lucky enough to visit most of the United States (or unlucky, in a few cases), which is lovely because we live in a country with an incredible variety of landscapes and cultural influences. While I am personally from northern New England – I swear I didn’t learn how to hug someone until IContinue reading “Beneath the Bonfire by Nickolas Butler”
The Winter Family
Fun fact about me? I hate the smell of vanilla. It makes me gag. The one and only time in my life where I consumed a tad too much to drink involved vanilla flavored vodka. Despite that being over a decade ago, the smell still sends me running*. In this particular novel, the variety of killingContinue reading “The Winter Family”
A Death by Stephen King
I’ll keep it simple. In a word: ick. Great dialogue though. I liked it. You can find the story of Jim Trusdale, Sheriff Barclay, and the silver dollar in the New Yorker. It’s free. Pair with whiskey. I can’t explain how much I want to try this Root Canal (root beer float with whiskey –Continue reading “A Death by Stephen King”
Mosquitoland by David Arnold
This is a novel of substance and despair. It is a collection of oddities, and strange ones at that. It is the story of a displaced epiglottis and partial blindness and willful dissidence (read: teenage angst). It is the story of being miles from okay and learning to actually be okay with that. Mary IrisContinue reading “Mosquitoland by David Arnold”
The Marauders by Tom Cooper
What do you do when a book can make you sympathetic to a drug addicted man who neglects his estranged wife and daughter and hunts for treasure when he should be working? You love it. To quote Esquire Tom Cooper’s The Marauders is “more fun that a book about the aftermath of an ecological disasterContinue reading “The Marauders by Tom Cooper”
The 100 by Kass Morgan
It can always get worse. Remember that. Actually one of my favorite lines is from the soon to be classic film Ever After: “No matter how bad things get, they can always get worse.” That sums up The 100. The premise is solid. I love a sci-fi drama as much as the next person. I’m even okay withContinue reading “The 100 by Kass Morgan”
flannel and folklore 