American Prison: A Reporter's Undercover Journey into the Business of Punishment by Shane Bauer
They convince themselves, with remarkable ease, that they are in the business of punishment, because it makes the world better, not because it makes them rich.” In 2014, Mother Jones reporter Shane Bauer went undercover as a guard at Winn Correctional Center in Winnfield, Louisiana. Winn … [Read more]
Razzle Dazzle: The Battle for Broadway by Michael Riedel
Fittingly for a book about Broadway, Razzle Dazzle takes a big swing. It's an incredibly ambitious project, covering a wide span of territory, in time if not geography. Geographically, Riedel's main focus is on a slice of West 44th Street known as Shubert Alley. That's where the Shubert … [Read more]
Hopscotch by Brian Garfield
A few weeks ago I wrote about how delighted I am when I read the source material for a beloved movie and it turns out that the movie was a fantastic adaptation of a fantastic novel. I had a less rewarding experience with Hopscotch, which is rather a dull but light spy thriller written in 1975 and … [Read more]
Children of Strife by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Already we are very behind, but this time it is became I am back in the clutches of AO3, the Heated Rivalry edition, and there are many thousands of words I have eaten in that vein. But here has muscled in a book that absolutely grabbed my attention and clung tight, much like the squelching, … [Read more]
When Gods Die: A Sebastian St. Cyr Mystery (Book #2) by C.S. Harris
When the young wife of an aging marquis is found stabbed to death in the Prince Regent's arms, the matter must be solved discreetly. Sebastian St. Cyr, sole surviving son of Count Devlin has no idea why he has been asked to investigate; he doesn't really know the Prince Regent, and he said after the … [Read more]
Chaos Choreography: An Incryptid Novel (#5) by Seanan McGuire
Verity Price and her ex-Covenant husband Dominic are back on the West Coast again and right back in the family business: cryptozoology. Saving people from Cryptids (and more importantly, Cryptids from people), Verity figures her days of competitive ballroom dancing are over...aren't they? But … [Read more]
