August 2011
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The Call of Cthulhu / H.P. Lovecraft
I saw him on a sleepless night when I was walking desperately to save my soul and my vision. My coming to New York had been a mistake; for whereas I had looked for poignant wonder and inspiration in the teeming labyrinths of ancient streets that twist endlessly from forgotten courts and squares and waterfronts to courts and squares and waterfronts equally forgotten, and in the Cyclopean modern...
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The gift I had bargained for had turned out to be a thumping headache and a...
– Sixty-One Nails by Mike Shevdon
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July 2011
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On Bestseller Lists
“Think outside the list” — Michael Dirda, book critic
read more: On the Shelf: What’s a Bestseller?, Ed Champion Recommends, and Short Stories for a Busy Life
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Steampunkery! Infernal Devices by K.W. Jeter
“The sepia tone-inspired cover of Infernal Devices by K.W. Jeter typifies the sub-genre of science fiction to which it belongs. The image of a man, mouth made of metal, face half covered in leather, wearing a top hat and tux, the background a layering of gears, industrial-sized screws, shiny pipes, and a pressure gauge all scream steampunk.”
read the rest here
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