Newsletter #110

Boy, I hope this isn't all that man is. Szalay's nine stories of men across Europe—often in the act of traveling across Europe's open borders with no real direction in mind—make up a loosely-knit nove... (Tom)

Cans of sore-eye salve, cashew salesmen, plastic-slipcover showrooms, a forgotten beverage made from carbonated water, syrup, and half-sour milk known as a Herbert water: from these humble elements, n... (Tom)

You don't need to know that Have You Seen My Trumpet? completes Escoffier and Di Giacomo's "Word-Play Trilogy" (after Take Away the A and Where's the Baboon?) to understand that it's a total hoot. The... (Tom)