Category Archives: Books

You’re the Man, Stuart MacBride I have a new guy and his name is Stuart MacBride. I’m always happy when I can find a writer who I can recommend enthusiastically to almost anyone who walks in the door, especially when … Continue reading →

I’m always telling my customers that one reason to read anthologies is that they are a great way to find new authors, and by gum, ain’t it the gospel truth. I’ve been reading the Dedalus Decadence series and have found, … Continue reading →

It’s been well documented here on RADIOFREEUBU that I have an abiding interest in the subject of ancient oracles. So when Philipp Vandenberg’s Mysteries of the Oracles: The Last Secrets of Antiquity showed up on the publisher VHPS’s forthcoming list … Continue reading →

Thanks to the indulgence of Comcast internet connectivity has been restored so RadioFreeUBU will now resume regular programming… Remy de Gourmont (1858 – 1915) was one of those writers who were very influential in their time, but have been largely … Continue reading →

Hey, I actually got the gig I mentioned a while ago to write a short appreciation of Dorothy Hughes thanks to the wonderful and talented MEGAN ABBOT. I’m not really sure what the book is going to be called or … Continue reading →

In my continuing researches into decadence (the turn of the century movement, thank you very much) I’ve managed to snag a few of the Decadence from Dedalus series titles. What a cool bunch of books, and what a great publishing … Continue reading →

Until recently I’d never read Pierre Louys’s Aphrodite, even though the titular goddess in my favorite immortal and I have a nice little hardback Modern Library edition. I guess I’m just skeptical about historical fiction, particularly the ponderous, factoid heavy … Continue reading →

Well, here’s the monthly round up of the strangest sounding micro press and self published books. Read the actual descriptions penned by the authors – this is all true – I couldn’t make up the name Tami Hotard, much less … Continue reading →

Die, My Love, Kathryn Casey, Harper True Crime, $7.99   I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – to me good books are all about CHARACTER. I don’t care if the characters in question are "sympathetic" or not, … Continue reading →

Help – I can’t stop reading vintage noir books. Although that’s fine for some people, for professional reasons I have to read other kinds of mysteries, too. Oh, well, let’s see how long I can get away with it. My … Continue reading →