Jason Pettus's Blog, page 55

Guess what's coming Monday?

Shhh...don't tell anyone, but CCLaP's newest book comes out on Monday! Or, actually, we encourage you to tell as many people as you want, because we're awfully proud of this latest one, Austin Texas resident Fernando A. Flores' Death to the Bullshit Artists of South Texas, Vol. 1. The synopsis does it more justice than I can here off the top of my head, so let me just reprint it below...

McAllen, Texas is the indie-rock capital of the world; or at least it would be, if all their bands didn't h...

Book Review: "There Is No End To This Slope," by Richard Fulco

(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.)



There Is No End To This Slope
By Richard Fulco
Wampus Multimedia
Reviewed by Karl Wolff

There Is No End To This...

CCLaP Photo Feature: Jaime Boddorff

This week's photographer feature at CCLaP highlights the work of Brooklyn artist Jaime Boddorff. Click here to download the free 22-page PDF, or visit here to view the online "flippable" version at Issuu.com (or simply use the embedded version above if you're seeing it). For all our past features, please visit [cclapcenter.com/features], or to let us know of your own work, just drop us a line at cclapcenter [at] gmail.com.

Book Review: "The Free" by Willy Vlautin

(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 Free
By Willy Vlautin
Harper Perennial
Reviewed by Travis Fortney

Willy Vlautin's The Free starts in a group h...

Book Review: "The Outside World," by Barry Dempster

(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 Outside World
By Barry Dempster
Pedlar Press
Reviewed by Jason Pettus

Although I'm usually a big fan of the exp...

Don't forget about the CCLaP Master Class!

UPDATE: ONLY 9 SEATS REMAIN! Just wanted to remind everyone about CCLaP's coming "Master Class" ten-week writing workshop, designed specifically for those working on a novel and with the promise of likely finishing that novel once the workshop is over, with the next session being held between this coming mid-March and mid-May. Just US$10 per session, for a grand total enrollment fee of $100; and we're conducting the workshop online, which means that international students are welcome! Enrollm...

All Who Wander: "House of Day, House of Night" by Olga Tokarczuk

(All throughout 2014, CCLaP cultural essayist Madeleine Maccar is looking at the classic definition of the "hero's journey," as seen through a series of international texts that she is reading in English translation. For all the essays in this series, please click here.)



House of Day, House of Night
By Olga Tokarczuk
Northwestern University Press
Review by Madeleine Maccar

Olga Tokarczuk's achingly gorgeous House of Day, House of Night doesn't follow the trajectory of a hero's journey in the tradi...

Book Review: "The Flautist," by Robert Riche

(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 Flautist
By Robert Riche
Self-published
Reviewed by Jason Pettus

Being familiar already with the work of author...

CCLaP Photo Feature: Vasya Gavrilov

This week's photographer feature at CCLaP highlights the work of Russian artist Vasya Gavrilov. Right-click here to download the free 24-page PDF, or click here to view an online "flippable" version at Issuu.com (or simply use the embedded version above if you're seeing it). To see all our past features, please visit [cclapcenter.com/features], or to let us know about your own photography, just drop us a line at cclapcenter [at] gmail.com.

Book Review: "The Tenth Witness," by Leonard Rosen

(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 Tenth Witness
by Leonard Rosen
The Permanent Press
Reviewed by Karl Wolff

"I begin, therefore, as I have for...