War is hell, we are told, but most of us don’t really know. And that’s why it’s vital for us to honor the men and women who fought and sometimes died to defend this nation. Beyond paying our respects, we should also strive to know... Read More

The Electric Baths / Jean-Michel FortierKatherine Hastings, translator / QC Fiction / Softcover $19.95 (192pp) / 978-1-77186-214-1 / Buy: Local Bookstore (IndieBound), Local Bookstore (Bookshop), Amazon / Jean-Michel Fortier’s The... Read More

It’s easy to forget that much of human evolution came down to a game of I Dare You To Eat That. Think about hunger 100,000 years ago. Dad’s lost his touch with the spear, so you kids venture out of the cave to find something to eat.... Read More

Earlier this year, as it became clear lockdowns were imminent, people around the globe were seized by the same singular thought as they stared down the barrel of an unpredictable future: “Go home.” Commercials for everything from... Read More

Now that the third month of the world being upside down is almost behind us, it’s time to focus on recalibration of our “future normal” and embrace the fact that things may never be quite the same again. The devil on one of my... Read More

Vagablonde / Anna Dorn / Unnamed Press / Hardcover $26.00 (320pp) / 978-1-951213-00-8 / Buy: Local Bookstore (IndieBound), Local Bookstore (Bookshop), Amazon / In Anna Dorn’s Vagablonde, Prue, a Los Angeles lawyer, hopes to wean... Read More

In this age of political armageddon, when the world’s most powerful man is often the one dumping kerosene and tossing lit matches at friend and foe alike, all the rules about norms, decorum, fair play, and civil debate have been... Read More