My Review of Spent Saints by Brian Jabas Smith

It is my pleasure to bring you my review of the debut short story collection Spent Saints by Beat Angels lead singer Brian Jabas Smith. 

You can pick up your copy of Spent Saints at Indie Bound.

My 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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My Review of Vexation Lullaby by Justin Tussing up at Page & Spine

I'm thrilled to be the first one to get to tell you about Vexation Lullaby, the rock novel by Justin Tussing that I reviewed for Page & Spine this past week.

This one will find a place on my Top 20 Rock Novels of All Time list at the end of the year. Any Dylan fans out there? You'll want to check this out!

Yours in laying down the law,

Art

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