Prisoner of X

Right here, I shall make the case that a book cover can determine its commercial success. It’s not true all the time, but this is the latest in a line of books in which the quality of writing, the way the book feels, is so much better than the cover suggests. I’m disappointed on behalf of the...

I Don’t Care About Your Band

When Wombat over at Kiss and Blog approached me with his fab idea of starting a “Blogger Book Review Network” of sorts, and asked me if I’d like to participate, and not only participate, but be the FIRST to participate, I was left with the only logical question I could think of. Why...

The Hardest (Working) Man in Show Business.

If anyone is qualified to write about Fluffers, it’s Ron Jeremy. [Wikipedia link] This is his autobiography which, as you can see, didn’t sell at full retail price. The publisher’s loss is our gain, because this isn’t a half bad read. Ron tells the tale of his loves and likes in fine...

I Don’t Care About Your Band.

I Don’t Care About Your Band. What I Learned from Indie Rockers, Trust Funders, Pornographers, Felons, Faux Sensitive Hipsters, and other Guys I’ve Dated, by Julie Klausner, Published by Gotham Books. ISBN 978-1-592-40561-9 Julie Klausner has Double-D-sized breasts. I have yet to meet Julie or...