Category Archives: books
calling me my secret name: Aporia Press's Thomas Tany booklet from 1988
First tried to buy this in 1998; found a hardbound copy in Bobst Library (before it became a suicide magnet) after reading Christopher Hill’s The World Turned Upside Down and knew by instinct I needed my own. Aporia Press did … Continue reading
old favorites + new joys
This post is long overdue. I first mentioned my copy of Herzog way back on June 7th, 2007, in this blog’s second week of existence. Less than two years but feels like an eternity. I’m still buying cheap books from … Continue reading
The Hill of Dreams by Arthur Machen
Like any feller under the influence & sway of our main man Howard P. Lovecraft, I’ve had my Arthur Machen phases– one in the mid 90s, one in early 00s– and though I remembered his work fondly, esp. that amusing … Continue reading
kicking it with The King
Kicking it with The King of mid-century American Illustration. Covers by Robert McGinnis, a man who dominated an entirely unique type of smut.
A Visit to the Connecticut Book Barn in December 2008
The Book Barn is one of the best bookstores in America– but bookstore seems a misuse of terms. It is a small farm given over entirely to the distribution of books, with each of its several buildings thematized according to … Continue reading
in which Glenn Danzig demonstrates the distinct overlap of his library with that of Andrew Harrison, circa 1996/7
“Welcome to my book collection.”
Horace McCoy Cover Gallery
Horace McCoy is my favorite writer of the early 20th Century; his first book, They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? is the single best novel of the Depression– a bleak, short dose of hell centered on a Dance-a-thon– and his last … Continue reading
The Oldest History of the World (1926) by Benny Evangelist
The first and foremost of my sub rosa publishing efforts, a reissue of the 1926 Freak Masterpiece, The Oldest History of the World Discovered by Occult Science in Detroit Michigan by Benny Evangelist, is now available in handy PDF format. … Continue reading
REVIEW: He Died With His Eyes Open by Derek Raymond
I first read of Derek Raymond in 2002 while camping in Glastonbury, burning through Iain Sinclair’s endlessly rewarding Lights Out For the Territory. It was raining. I couldn’t get over my jetlag. There was nothing to do but read and … Continue reading
Edgar Poe & Others
Faithful commenter Todd C. Murry calls me out on my last post: I can’t believe you would call Lovecraft one of the greatest writers of the 20th century, but give an “undisputed” list of the greatest of the 19th that … Continue reading
French-Canadian Kerouac
For reasons bizarre & untold, I’ve been trying to make sacrifices to the Book God via the purchase of books at full cover, an almost unheard of sin. A few days ago, I acquired the newly released unexpurgated, unedited hardback … Continue reading
back in 99, watching movies all the time
Big day in Hollywood: Paris Hilton thrown back in jail. Much schadenfreude on all sides. In celebration, here’s another weird book from the junk shop. A copy of the 14th printing of None Dare Call It Treason by John A. … Continue reading