Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei
Have you ever wanted to watch a show that complains as much as you do? Then try this anime.
Author: Diandra Rodriguez
Han Ong – Fixer Chao
A bitter Filipino-American gay man exploits Orientalism for revenge and monetary gain.
George R.R. Martin – A Dance with Dragons
The intrigue and destruction of A Song of Ice and Fire continues with the best installment since A Game of Thrones.
Lou Beach – 420 Characters: Stories
Lou Beach’s short story collection uses status updates as a vehicle for microfiction.
What Makes Sammy Run?
What Makes Sammy Run? is a 1941 novel by Budd Schulberg, adapted by the author and his brother Stuart Schulberg into two episodes of the drama program Sunday Showcase in 1959. It chronicles the rise of ruthless “human dynamo” Sammy Glick, who steals work and tramples people in his path to success.
Southland – Season 4
The darker side of surviving and saving people emerges in season 4 of the cop drama.
Seth Grahame-Smith – Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Lincoln’s secret lifelong quest to free the United States from the vampire menace.
Arthur Phillips – The Tragedy of Arthur
No matter whether Shakespeare stirs your appreciation, dislike, or indifference, The Tragedy of Arthur is an engaging novel, blurring the borders between authenticity and forgery, and examining The Bard’s hold on Western culture.
Henry Adams – Democracy: An American Novel
A society woman investigates the mechanics of power in 1880s Washington D.C.
Jake Silverstein – Nothing Happened and Then It Did: A Chronicle in Fact and Fiction
A writer’s quest through desert towns leads him to stories but not always success.
