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Jubilee Hitchhiker: The Life and Times of Richard Brautigan – A Biography of the Novelist and Poet by William Hjortsberg

On May 23, 2012, in Biographies & Memoirs, Book Reviews, Nonfiction, by Editor

Confident and robust, Jubilee Hitchhiker is an comprehensive biography of late novelist and poet Richard Brautigan, author of Troutfishing in America and A Confederate General from Big Sur, among many others. When Brautigan took his own life in September of 1984 his close friends and network of artists and writers were devastated though not entirely surprised. To many, Brautigan was shrouded in enigma, erratic and unpredictable in his habits and presentation.

How to get a Night’s Sleep with Brain Problems by Maria McCutchen

On May 22, 2012, in Guest Writers, Maria McCutchen, by Maria McCutchen

Sleep is precious to me, today. Because I typically only get 3-5 hours a night, and some nights, less, I will feel like I hit the jackpot when I get 5 or more hours! It seems so long ago since I’ve slept through the night – and I don’t mean the kind of “sleep” like I get now, where I wake-up a lot, and will have to fight to get back to sleep. I mean, sleep as in – sleep peacefully without waking up in the middle of the night, uncomfortable, in pain, and having odd neurological symptoms. I don’t even remember those days, to be quite honest. I forget what sleeping peacefully through the night was like.

Crusoe: Daniel Defoe, Robert Knox, and the Creation of a Myth by Katherine Frank

On May 20, 2012, in Biographies & Memoirs, Book Reviews, History, Nonfiction, by Editor

Where did Crusoe come from? And what is the secret of his endurance? Crusoe explores the intertwined lives of two real men, Daniel Defoe and Robert Knox, and the character and book that emerged from their peculiar conjunction. It is the biography of a book and its hero: the story of Defoe, the man who wrote Robinson Crusoe, and of Robert Knox, the man who was Crusoe.

The Patron Saint of Gay Men? Essay by Author Max Markham

On May 16, 2012, in Guest Writers, Max Markham, by Editor

Philippe was the younger son of King Louis XIII and his queen-consort Anne of Habsburg. Philippe became Duke of Orleans upon the death of his uncle Gaston, Duke of Orleans. During the reign of his brother he was known simply as Monsieur; the traditional style for the King’s next brother. Unabashedly camp and notoriously homosexual, he nonetheless fulfilled his dynastic duty by marrying twice and begetting numerous legitimate children.

Teaser Tuesday: Dante, Shiftchanger: Teaser From “Vampire’s Trill”, a novel by Lorelei Bell

On May 15, 2012, in Guest Writers, Lorelei Bell, Vampire Corner, by Lorelei Bell

Absently, I threw some fluffy white kernels on the floor for Dante, who snapped them up with his tongue as though he were starving to death, and then looked expectantly up at me for more. He had wolfed down his share of spaghetti earlier, and didn’t complain that the sauce had come out of a jar something he would never have served were he human, as he’s part Italian.

The Blind People, A Short Story from India by Joy J. Kaimaparamban

On May 15, 2012, in Guest Writers, Joy J. Kaimaparamban, by Joy J. Kaimaparamban

Joy J. Kaimaparamban is not only a passionate story teller. He envisions people and events, past or present, in his native India as material for unwritten works. These visions and the ability to transform them into fascinating stories about his country is a trademark of his novels.

Publishing: Hardcover, Paperback, or In Between?

On May 15, 2012, in Guest Writers, Reader Views, by Reader Views

Whenever a book is published, the author has to decide whether to print a hard cover, a paperback, or both, and in recent years, a hybrid version—the French flaps cover—has appeared. Deciding which cover to use depends on an author’s budget, the type of book, and the book’s audience.

T. E. Lawrence, Gay Murder Victim? An Essay by Author Max Markham Part 2

On May 15, 2012, in Guest Writers, Max Markham, by Max Markham

The official version of Lawrence of Arabia’s death is that, riding home fast on 13 May 1935 on his Brough Superior motorcycle, he found two boys riding on pushbikes ahead of him. He was travelling at speed, so he pulled out to overtake them. While doing so, he lost control of the motorbike, which ran off the road. Lawrence was thrown clear but hit his head against a tree.

Eric Hoffer: The Longshoreman Philosopher, A Biography by Thomas Bethell

On May 11, 2012, in Biographies & Memoirs, Book Reviews, Nonfiction, by Editor

Eric Hoffer was unknown in the American literary and philosophical scene in 1951 when he published his first book, The True Believer. Almost overnight, the San Francisco dockworker became a public figure, helped by a 1956 profile in Lookmagazine that identified Hoffer as “Ike’s Favorite Author”—elevating this blue-collar working man to the level of President Eisenhower’s bedside table. Recognized as a highly original thinker, he became known as the “Longshoreman Philosopher.”

The Ruthless Charlotte Windsor of Lawes Bridge, Torquay – Farming Out Babies

On May 9, 2012, in Guest Writers, Peter Carroll, by Peter Carroll

Women like the ruthless Charlotte Windsor ran a contemptuous business in taking in young children and babies for the sum of 3s a week. Mary Jane Harris ‘farmed’ out her own son having first resisted Mrs Windsor’s offer to smother him, but when she was unable to keep up her payments she stood by and watched Mrs Windsor smother her baby and wrap his naked body in an old newspaper. The body was later found dumped on the roadside.