book reviews
The Song Machine: Inside The Hit Factory
Cadence Weapon returns again to talk about pop and Ke$ha in his review for 'The Song Machine: Inside The Hit Factory'.
Timbaland: The Emperor of Sound
Is 'Empire' really the first thing you associate with the legendary producer?
‘Oregon Patriots Occupied My Butt’: A Review of Topical Erotica
Leonard Delaney's short erotic fiction takes on absurd topical subjects.
September Book Reviews from 'The Make Believe Issue'
Book reviews from the latest issue of our magazine – including reviews of Roger Ballen's 'Outland' and Joan Cornellá's 'ZONZO'.
Cohen for a Spritz
Cohen is promoting his fourth novel, second-drafting his fifth, and sitting on some five books of collected short stories and nonfiction, and he's 34. Yeesh is right.
The Odd Empathy of Elon Musk
An enthralling new biography gives us a peek into the psyche of the SpaceX and Tesla CEO.
Things I Learned From Reading Ja Rule's Memoir, 'Unruly: The Highs and Lows of Becoming a Man'
We combed through Ja Rule's autobiography to bring you all of the best facts contained within.
Phil Hartman's Mr. Potato Head Blues
Mike Thomas's new book, You Might Remember Me: The Life and Times of Phil Hartman, tells the whole of Hartman's story, from the average-looking face that made his career to the bizarre murder that cut it short.
Underappreciated Masterpieces: J. G. Ballard’s 'High Rise'
I was sold on High Rise (1975) after the first ten words: “Later, as he sat on his balcony eating the dog…”
Celebrity Novels, Reviewed
There are a ton of embarrassing books with famous names attached to them. We sampled a few to see whether they were really that bad and found that yes, they were.
Bret Easton Ellis Reviews Your Novel, Part One - 'Regard' by Pablo D'Stair
The new movie The Canyons, written by Bret Easton Ellis, was partially funded through Kickstarter. By way of thanks, Ellis will be reviewing a select few of the donors' novels. Here we have the first of those reviews, of Pablo D'Stair's <i...