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CCLaP Rare: "Following the Equator" by Mark Twain, 1st Edition 1st Printing

(CCLaP is now selling rare and unusual books through the main website, shipped to customers through USPS Priority Mail and with full refunds always guaranteed. To see the latest full list of volumes for sale, please click here). Following the Equator (1897) By Mark Twain First Edition, First Printing DESCRIPTION: By 1894 Mark Twain was already famous but was also almost completely broke, because of a bad series of investments in futuristic technology that would've never been able t...

Book Review: "Come to Harm" by Catriona McPherson

(CCLaP is dedicated to reviewing as many contemporary books as possible, including self-published volumes; click here to learn how to submit your own book for possible review, although be warned that it needs to have been published within the last 18 months to be considered. For the complete list of all books reviewed here, as well as the next books scheduled to be read, click here.) Come to Harm By Catriona McPherson Midnight Ink Reviewed by Jason Pettus There's a big problem at the heart o...

Book Review: "Rebel Souls" by Justin Martin

(CCLaP is dedicated to reviewing as many contemporary books as possible, including self-published volumes; click here to learn how to submit your own book for possible review, although be warned that it needs to have been published within the last 18 months to be considered. For the complete list of all books reviewed here, as well as the next books scheduled to be read, click here.) Rebel Souls: Walt Whitman and America's First Bohemians By Justin Martin Merloyd Lawrence Books / Da Capo Pre...

The CCLaP Weekender for October 2nd is here!

It's Friday, which means it's time for the newest issue of the Pushcart-Prize-nominated CCLaP Weekender! This week's issue features a new original piece of fiction by William Quincy Belle; a photography feature by Robert Bosson; and a look at the next seven days of literary events happening all across the city. The PDF is completely free to download, using the links below, or can be viewed online in its "flippable" form at Issuu.com (or just use the embedded version above, if your particula...

American Odd: "The Book of the SubGenius," by J.R. "Bob" Dobbs

The Book of the SubGenius By J.R. "Bob" Dobbs Fireside Books/Simon and Schuster (1987) Review by Karl Wolff "I dunno what the hell's in there, but it's weird and pissed off, whatever it is." A memorable line from John Carpenter's science fiction masterpiece The Thing (from 1982). A novice reader might feel the same way opening to a random page of The Book of the SubGenius (the first edition from 1983). Including the infamous "bible" of this parody religion is a foregone conclusion for an es...

Book Review: "M��n," by Kim Thuy

(CCLaP is dedicated to reviewing as many contemporary books as possible, including self-published volumes; click here to learn how to submit your own book for possible review, although be warned that it needs to have been published within the last 12 months to be considered. For the complete list of all books reviewed here, as well as the next books scheduled to be read, click here.) Mn By Kim Thuy Sheila Fischman Reviewed by Chris Schahfer Note: this book was written in French 2013 but tran...

Book Review: "The Poor Children" by April L. Ford

(CCLaP is dedicated to reviewing as many contemporary books as possible, including self-published volumes; click here to learn how to submit your own book for possible review, although be warned that it needs to have been published within the last 18 months to be considered. For the complete list of all books reviewed here, as well as the next books scheduled to be read, click here.) The Poor Children By April L. Ford Santa Fe Writers Project Reviewed by Jason Pettus I admit, I was not expec...

Book Review: "You're Never Weird on the Internet (Almost)" by Felicia Day

(CCLaP is dedicated to reviewing as many contemporary books as possible, including self-published volumes; click here to learn how to submit your own book for possible review, although be warned that it needs to have been published within the last 18 months to be considered. For the complete list of all books reviewed here, as well as the next books scheduled to be read, click here.) You're Never Weird On the Internet (Almost) By Felicia Day Touchstone / Simon & Schuster Reviewed by Jason Pe...

Book Review: "Superposition" and "Supersymmetry" by David Walton

(CCLaP is dedicated to reviewing as many contemporary books as possible, including self-published volumes; click here to learn how to submit your own book for possible review, although be warned that it needs to have been published within the last 18 months to be considered. For the complete list of all books reviewed here, as well as the next books scheduled to be read, click here.) Superposition Supersymmetry By David Walton Pyr Reviewed by Jason Pettus The older and more experienced I ge...

The CCLaP Weekender for September 25th is here!

It's Friday, which means it's time for the newest issue of the Pushcart-Prize-nominated CCLaP Weekender! This week's issue features a new original piece of fiction by TJ Davis; a photography feature by Patrick Casutt; and a look at the next seven days of literary events happening all across the city. The PDF is completely free to download, using the links below, or can be viewed online in its "flippable" form at Issuu.com (or just use the embedded version above, if your particular device is...