Monthly Archives: May 2015

Our Occulted History by Jim Marrs, A Review

Posted on May 29, 2015 by Gene Stewart

Our Occulted History: Do the Global Elite Conceal Ancient Aliens? by Jim Marrs Wm. Morrow, 2013, hardcover 382pp, notes, index A Review by Gene Stewart Jim Marrs? Aliens? Must be some kind of joke. He wrote Crossfire, which, blended with … Continue reading →

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Bird Box by Josh Malerman, A Review

Posted on May 28, 2015 by Gene Stewart

Bird Box by Josh Malarian Ecco, 2014, 1st edition, hardcover Special cut-out dust jacket Special cover, 262pp A Review by Gene Stewart 
 Malorie and her two kids, a boy and a girl, are left alone by a deeply unnerving … Continue reading →

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The Ancient Alien Question by Philip Coppens, A Review

Posted on May 28, 2015 by Gene Stewart

The Ancient Alien Question: A New Inquiry Into the Existence, Evidence, and Influence of Ancient Visitors by Philip Coppens Career Press/New Page, 2012 320pp, 8p color insert, b&w illos throughout, notes, bibliography, index A Review by Gene Stewart Featuring an … Continue reading →

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Bleeding Edge by Thomas Pynchon, A Review

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Gene Stewart

Bleeding Edge by Thomas Pynchon Penguin, 2014, 477pp, trade paperback A Review by Gene Stewart This is the single best book about New York City and about 9/11, just as Pynchon is the best living writer. In it, NYC is … Continue reading →

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The Girl On the Train by Paula Hawkins

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Gene Stewart

The Girl On the Train by Paula Hawkins Riverhead Books/Penguin, 2015 323pp, hardcover A Review by Gene Stewart A lonely woman on her daily train commute notices a pile of clothing beside the track. She is Rachel, doing her best … Continue reading →

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The Art Forger by B. A. Shapiro, A Review

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Gene Stewart

The Art Forger by B. A. Shapiro Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2012 355pp, trade paperback notes & discussion questions A Review by Gene Stewart First, this novel is a fascinating tour through Boston’s art world, high and low. Mostly … Continue reading →

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Moriarty by Anthony Horowitz, A Review

Posted on May 25, 2015 by Gene Stewart

Moriarty by Anthony Horowitz Harper, 2014, 1st edition, hardcover 285pp, deckled edges, special end papers, cut-out dust jacket, illustrated cover A Review by Gene Stewart If you’re familiar with the Alex Rider YA series, the BBC-TV series Midsomer Murders, or … Continue reading →

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What Editors Do, A Rebuttal

Posted on May 23, 2015 by Gene Stewart

It strikes me that editors asking for changes is simply another way of stripping our voices from the work. Whatcha think? Yes, a good editor can focus a work but I don’t see that happening more than once in every … Continue reading →

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A Survey of Forteana & Weirdness

Posted on May 2, 2015 by Gene Stewart

This is for sheer fun. Have at it. In 1939, in London, ex Nazi officer Hermann Rauschning published Hitler Speaks, ostensibly a transcript of conversations he’d had with Adolf Hitler. In them, Hitler reveals he was what we’d now call … Continue reading →

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