Books
Jim Shepard, Project X: A Novel and Love and Hydrogen
By Reed JacksonAt least in the metaphorical sense, Jim Shepard does not look good on paper. Consider the synopses of some of his recent stories: a family history related through a series of the old Mars Attacks cards; an imagining of the Creature from the Black Lagoons last moments, as told by the swamp thing itself; a slice of life, from The Whos glory days, as recounted by John Entwhistle.
Off The Shelves
By Michael Calderone, Eleanor J. Bader, Ellen Pearlman, Paul Grimstad, Emily Votruba, and Jana PrikrylPeter Manseau and Jeff Sharlets bible is not a monolithic mirror reflecting the state of religion in America post 9/11 but more like a disco ball:
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