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BORN TO ROCK by Todd Taylor
reviewed by Jackson Ellis

BORN TO ROCK by Todd Taylor

A shortened version of the review originally published in Verbicide issue #12 Gorsky Press, 304 pages, trade paperback, $13.95 After picking through the hundreds of [...]

THE LAST GENERATION OF CHAINSMOKERS by Stephen Creagh Uys
reviewed by Mark Huddle

THE LAST GENERATION OF CHAINSMOKERS by Stephen Creagh Uys

Originally published in Verbicide issue #12 IUniverse, 172 pages, paperback $12.95, hardcover $22.95 Tales of dissipation as literature can be traced back to the biblical times, [...]

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED INTEREST by Rich Mackin
reviewed by Jackson Ellis

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED INTEREST by Rich Mackin

Originally published in Verbicide issue #10 Gorsky Press, 192 pages, paperback, $10.00 Rich Mackin follows up his hilarious and successful debut book, 2002’s Dear Mr. Mackin…, [...]

THE BEAT GENERATION IN SAN FRANCISCO by Bill Morgan
reviewed by Marisa Nadolny

THE BEAT GENERATION IN SAN FRANCISCO by Bill Morgan

Originally published in Verbicide issue #10 City Lights, 240 pages, paperback, $12.57 Literary geographer Bill Morgan wants to take you on tour — well, actually, nine [...]

STONE HOTEL by Raegan Butcher
reviewed by Jackson Ellis

STONE HOTEL by Raegan Butcher

Originally published in Verbicide issue #9 Crimethinc, 120 pages, paperback, $10.00 It should be obvious that everyone who works with Verbicide is a huge Raegan [...]

COLORING OUTSIDE THE LINES by Aimee Cooper
reviewed by Kris Sevillena

COLORING OUTSIDE THE LINES by Aimee Cooper

Originally published in Verbicide issue #9 Rowdy’s Press, 132 pages, paperback, $12.95 I’ll be honest: I can’t stand punks. I like so-called “punk rock” (whatever [...]

GLUE AND INK REBELLION by Sean Carswell
reviewed by Jackson Ellis

GLUE AND INK REBELLION by Sean Carswell

Originally published in Verbicide issue #7 Gorsky Press, 127 pages, paperback, $12.00 There is something about the writing of Jack Kerouac, Charles Bukowski, et al [...]

DEAR MR. MACKIN… by Rich Mackin
reviewed by Jackson Ellis

DEAR MR. MACKIN… by Rich Mackin

Originally published in Verbicide issue #7 Gorsky Press, 200 pages, paperback, $12.00 For years, Rich Mackin has been writing letters to corporations. Not just any letters, [...]

FIREHOUSE by David Halberstam
reviewed by Kris Sevillena

FIREHOUSE by David Halberstam

Originally published in Verbicide issue #7 Hyperion, 201 pages, hardcover, $22.95 Anyone who knows me knows I can be unbearably insensitive and cynical, and I would [...]

RASH by Charles Romalotti
reviewed by Douglas Novielli

RASH by Charles Romalotti

Originally published in Verbicide issue #4 Layman Books, 172 pages, trade paperback, $15.00 There is a lot to say for an author that will tackle [...]

BOMB THE SUBURBS by William Wimsatt Upski
reviewed by Douglas Novielli

BOMB THE SUBURBS by William Wimsatt Upski

Originally published in Verbicide issue #4 Soft Skull Press, 174 pages, trade paperback, $13.90 William Wimsatt Upski wrote a book called Bomb the Suburbs, and on [...]