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Category Archives: Fine Press Book Reviews
The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton; Published by the Arion Press
The Age of Innocence seems an appropriate title to begin my first fine press review by a women writer in almost two years. Since I reviewed Rachel Carson’s Undersea published by the Nawakum Press, I’ve reviewed fifteen other books by … Continue reading
me, myself, and the monkeyface eel by Kirk Lombard; Published by The Prototype Press
I was really excited to get a chance to review the first publication of The Prototype Press. The Press is a joint collaboration between David Johnston and Mark Sarigianis based in Oakland, California. I’ve owned, seen, or reviewed many a … Continue reading
Roots to the Earth by Wendell Berry; Published by Larkspur Press
What miraculous seed has he swallowed That the unending sentence of his love flows out of his mouth… This line from the poem The Man Born to Farming pretty much sums up how I feel about Wendell Berry. I’m a … Continue reading
2BR02B by Kurt Vonnegut; Published by Sharp Teeth Press
This very Vonnegut vision of the future was quite interesting and disturbing. Originally published in “Worlds of If” magazine in 1962, it predates Vonnegut’s most popular book, and the only other work of his that I have read, Slaughterhouse-Five, by … Continue reading
Port William Titles by Wendell Berry; Published by the Larkspur Press
On a recent visit to San Francisco I was shocked to find a couple Larkspur Press editions at Green Apple Books. It was the first time I’ve run across Larkspur press editions at a bookseller. I picked up the cloth … Continue reading
Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman; Published by the Arion Press
This is what you shall do: Love the earth and sun and the animals, despise riches, give alms to every one that asks, stand up for the stupid and crazy, devote your income and labor to others, hate tyrants, argue … Continue reading
Why Beer Matters by Evan Rail; Published by Sharp Teeth Press
Once upon a time beer was my life. For a while it was the forbidden fruit that helped an awkward under-aged teen feel less awkward and even talk to girls. It also made me occasionally miss the driveway when (irresponsibly) … Continue reading
Moby Dick; Published by University of California Press & Arion Press
As an Arion Press subscriber, it would be disingenuous to claim that I did not wish that my subscription had begun in 1979 when the press’ leviathan edition of Moby Dick was published. Alas, I was but a senior in … Continue reading
The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner; Published by the Folio Society
The Sound and the Fury is one of those landmark books that are the result of herculean human effort from everyone involved. The importance of the book manifests in several ways. It was influential in why Faulkner won the Nobel … Continue reading