My Review of Night Boat to Tangier by Kevin Barry up at Book and Film Globe!!!

Hi, friends.

I was lucky to get the chance to review Kevin Barry's latest novel Night Boat to Tangiers at Book and Film Globe. As revealed through his book, Barry is deeply committed to the process of elevating his characters through his use of lyrical, carefully chosen language. That's something I will always get behind.

Check out the review.

Yours in laying down the law,

Art

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My Review of Beatlebone by Kevin Barry up at Page & Spine!!!

Anyone who knows me knows I'm curious about the intersection of rock and roll with the novel form. To me, the rock life is inherently dramatic, and it hasn't yet been overdone in literature. How do we use the long fiction form--where words and not music have to do most if not all of the heavy lifting--in a way that complements what we already know about rock and doesn't take away from it?

With this in mind, I'm very pleased to have my latest review--on the novel Beatlebone by Kevin Barry--up at Page and Spine. Topics explored include John Lennon, scream therapy, and the advantages and disadvantages of making famous people into fictional characters.

Here's the link again.

Yours in laying down the law,

Art

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