How does one grieve? This central question runs through the nine stories that comprise Chris Adrian’s A Better Angel (available now in trade paperback from Picador). For Adrian’s protagoni… more →
bibliokleptPaul wrote 1 month ago: SOUNDTRACK: TINDERSTICKS-Tindersticks [the red one] (1993). Tindersticks are a fascinating band. Th … more →
Sherry wrote 1 month ago: Imagine my surprise a few days ago, when I opened the mail and discovered a book! I thank Darin S. K … more →
Biblioklept wrote 2 months ago: In his essay “In the Ruins of the Future,” published in December of 2001, Don DeLillo wr … more →
Niall wrote 3 months ago: Seconds out, round two: this week’s short story is “A Tiny Feast” by Chris Adrian. … more →
David Hebblethwaite wrote 3 months ago: This post is about the second story to be discussed in Torque Control’s weekly discussion schedule. … more →
Biblioklept wrote 4 months ago: How does one grieve? This central question runs through the nine stories that comprise Chris Adrian … more →
Biblioklept wrote 4 months ago: I’m about half way through two books right now: Chris Adrian’s A Better Angel, and Thoma … more →
windycityvegan wrote 6 months ago: I’m going out on a limb here and am recommending both a novel and a collection of short storie … more →
Pamela Villars wrote 7 months ago: It’s been a long time since I’ve read a short story as evocative and moving as Chris Adr … more →
Paul wrote 7 months ago: SOUNDTRACK: PEARL JAM-Ten (1991). For me, Nirvana was the band that brought the 1990’s into al … more →
BDCB wrote 7 months ago: Finally, a true short story. Chris Adrian, a graduate from the (prestigious) MFA program at the Univ … more →
Shannon wrote 8 months ago: Cover of The Children's Hospital The Children’s Hospital by Chris Adrian — post-apoc … more →
Shannon wrote 8 months ago: Image via Wikipedia The Children’s Hospital, Chris Adrian (2006) I am the recording angel, doo … more →
Shannon wrote 9 months ago: Cover of The Children's Hospital I know it’s been a long time since I posted a review. Tha … more →
ofmaine wrote 11 months ago: It’s been up on the web for a while now, but I finally got around to perusing the NYT’s … more →
Ryan Michael Williams wrote 1 year ago: Note: Chris Adrian’s A Better Angel has been selected as one of the 100 Notable Books of 2008 … more →
ofmaine wrote 1 year ago: Stream Chad VanGaalen’s heckuva-grower of a new album (I’m not quite ready to say … more →
ofmaine wrote 1 year ago: Depressing, frustrating, dazzlingly imaginative, and intensely confrontational in equal measure, Chr … more →
Weston Cutter wrote 1 year ago: Collections of Nothing by William Davies King This has to be one of the weirdest books I … more →