Another Round of Staff Recommendations
 | Ok, so she's Canadian. But the girl sure can write. Whether through the eyes of a wayward elephant, (White Bone), an enabling alacholic love story (The Romantic), or with a creepy obsession (Helpless), MS. Gowdy's ability to make us laugh, shudd, and/or cry is laudable. For my money, however, the darkly hilarious Mister Sandman is a guaranteed bet. [Javier] |  | Long the subject of cheap jokes, the music of the "new wave" period in the late 1970s to mid 1980's is finally given serious cultural attention in Reynold's book. The remarkable musical innovation of the postpunk era is thoughtfully analyzed, with consideration given both to experimental fringedwellers and slick MTV darlings. A less gossipy Please Kill Me for the postpunk years. [Andrea] |  | This book doesn't, at first glance, have much to recommend it. But this is NYRB, and you can pretty much take them at their word. These three-line news items appeared in a French newspaper a century ago, written by a bomb-throwing anarchist art critic--sounds better already, right? The translation and outstanding introduction are both by Luc Sante, a rockstar of contemporary criticism, and the result is an off-beat, entertaining, and startlingly violent window into French life of one-hundred years ago. [Jeff] |
 | This is a book that questionswhat is a sin, good vs. evil, moral vs. immoral, and so on. As only Walter Mosley can write, there aren't any simplistic answers to life. A novel in short stories that's well worth reading. [Cheryl] |  | Anarchists, Nazis, and Mötley Crüe all get equal treatment here. Occasionally, Wright dips his toe into Gonzo journalism by injecting himself into the story, though never in the drug-addled and depraved way of Hunter Thompson. We even learn about Mötley Crüe's rubber underwear and talcum powder. What more could you want from the renegade journalist that brought us Generation Kill? [Kasey] | Come see our in-store display for more great staff recommendations. Bookmark/Search this post with:
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