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“This is the west, sir. When the legend becomes fact, print the legend.” That wisdom is at the heart of this collection.

by Richard Whittaker March 21, 2008September 30, 2025

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Our Story Begins

Our Story Begins brings together works from three of the author’s short-story collections, along with several new tales

by Josh Rosenblatt March 21, 2008September 30, 2025

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Graphic Novels

Candidly morbid is perhaps the best way to describe Leah Hayes’ five fairy-tale-ish stories

by Sofia Resnick March 14, 2008September 30, 2025

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Graphic Novels

This graphic novel by writer Mat Johnson and artist Warren Pleece is a historical thriller set during the Harlem Renaissance of early last century

by W. A. Brenner March 14, 2008September 30, 2025

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Robert Bryce’s dissection of the energy market isn’t likely to win him friends.

by Richard Whittaker March 7, 2008September 30, 2025

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If the late Douglas Adams had made his mark as a writer of history textbooks, the resulting volumes might read like The Secret History of the English Language

by Ken Lieck March 7, 2008September 30, 2025

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The Thing About Life is an acknowledgement of the inevitability of bodily decline dressed up in elaborate literary garments

by Josh Rosenblatt February 29, 2008September 30, 2025

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Millhauser is a bit of an illusionist himself, trading in elaborate setups, allegorical sleight of hand, and fairy tales with something up their sleeve