Judging the Book By Its Cover is a column where we, you guessed it, judge books by their covers. Or more accurately, we judge the covers of books, examining the different aesthetics they’ve had through the years (and in some cases titles) to determine which are the most and least effective. Even in crime lit, […]
Midnight of the Soul is Howard Chaykin Channeling James Ellroy’s LA Quartet
I recently went through a heavy James Ellroy phase after finally tracking down some of his books that I had yet to read. The thing about reading Ellroy in chunks is that his prose is so fluid and readable it takes a while for the full weight of his viciousness to sink in. Burning through […]
