Category: Book Reviews
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More winning work
The American River Review, the literary-and-arts journal at American River College, has another top-notch edition.
This article was published on 08.26.10
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Trend to the end
Gary Shteyngart’s new novel is a different kind of American dystopia: youth-obsessed and sex-crazy, with no room for humanity.
This article was published on 08.26.10
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But I digress …
Local poet Dorine Jennette weds epic imagery, wordplay and a sense of humor in Urchin to Follow.
This article was published on 08.12.10
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Hungry for fish
In Four Fish, Paul Greenberg tells of food species on the verge of collapse.
This article was published on 08.12.10
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You have to go home again
Set in a fictional foothills town, Matt Stokoe’s Empty Mile is contemporary, emotional noir.
This article was published on 08.12.10
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He had it coming
Sacramento writer Tiffany Craig Brown’s first novel is a murder mystery—and the suspects are very sympathetic.
This article was published on 08.05.10
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They bombed Seattle
A new history of the George Jackson Brigade, a 1970s revolutionary group named for a murdered Soledad prisoner.
This article was published on 08.05.10
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Paradise Lost, with termites
Joshua Mohr’s new novel, Termite Parade, could be unremittingly grim, but it’s not.
This article was published on 08.05.10
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Not teen idols with fangs
Dracula’s Guest is chock-full of serious vampires more worthy of attention than the latest ultra-pale teen heart-throb.
This article was published on 07.29.10
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Laugh, don’t kick
The suggestions in How to Kick Someone’s Ass are best taken with a grain of salt.
This article was published on 07.29.10
August 26, 2010
SN&R Vol 22 Issue 19
August 12, 2010
SN&R Vol 22 Issue 17
August 05, 2010
SN&R Vol 22 Issue 16
July 29, 2010
SN&R Vol 22 Issue 15