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what’s shakin’?
Okay. Here we go. So, there are some exciting times coming up for Acid Free Pulp. But because of that, the blog might be “pseudo-gone fishin’.” I have a project to finish up for the month of July but...
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Uneven Furniture, Crooked Hallways, and Piles of Books
Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve realized that I’ve become inundated with books, both the old fashion acid free kind and the floating in cyberspace digital sort. The average book lover might not...
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The Night Guest by Fiona McFarlane
“Ruth woke at four in the morning and her blurry brain said, ‘Tiger.’ That was natural; she was dreaming. But there were noises in the house, and as she woke she heard them.” Australian writer Fiona...
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The Trip to Echo Spring; on writers and drinking by Olivia Laing
In Olivia Laing’s newest book, The Trip to Echo Spring, the writer chooses to investigate “why writers drink, and what effect this stew of spirits has had upon the body of literature itself.” She takes...
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The Bureaucrat’s Recommended Reading List
The unending and illogical madness of government bureaucracy didn’t truly hit me until I worked for the government. For one year, the term kafkaesque permeated my life and my unfortunately battered...
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The Transcriptionist by Amy Rowland
The Transcriptionist was not what I expected and I mean this in the best of ways. It is a New York City novel, but resides in unknown places and lives that have yet to be portrayed in fiction.* Lena is...
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The Man in the Woods by Shirley Jackson
Although, passing away in 1965, the exquisite author Shirley Jackson still persists as one of our great 20th Century American writers. Even after her death, she leaves us with many unpublished works....
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“The Water That Falls on You From Nowhere” by John Chu
Starting just a few weeks ago, any time a person utters a lie, water falls down from the sky onto them. It could be a light mist or a strong pour–it all depends on the strength of the lie. It isn’t...
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The Fever by Megan Abbott
I don’t normally start reviews with being so blunt, but I must say, that I absolutely loved The Fever by Megan Abbott. Honestly, I was addicted and it was a whirlwind of a novel that tossed me out of a...
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The Ghost in the Electric Blue Suit by Graham Joyce
This summer has seen a light sampling of haunting reads. Ghost stories are no longer dedicated to autumn/October release dates and this is something I’m entirely happy about. With that said, however, I...
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Dear Committee Members by Julie Schumacher
Perhaps, I am in the minority, but 2014 didn’t smack me as a great year for novels. There were a few that were personal favorites (most notably The Fever), but there were far more disappointments. I am...
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All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders
I was hesitant, at first, to review this book, so perhaps this really won’t be a review. This is a book that appears to have universal adulation (if the internet is to be believed) and I so wanted to...
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