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Book Review: Bibliophilia, by N. John Hall
Today at CCLaP, Jason Pettus reviews N. John Hall's Bibliophilia, a charming but weird epistolary story about book collecting that just barely qualifies as a three-act novel to begin with. Posted on September 6, 2017September 5, 2017 by Jason Pettus 
Tales from the Completist: Being Mortal, by Atul Gawande
Today at CCLaP, Jason Pettus reviews Atul Gawande's 2014 Being Mortal, a fascinating and clear-eyed look at the thorny complications that affect the issue of "eldercare." Posted on August 17, 2017August 8, 2017 by Jason Pettus 
Notes from the Completist: Pictures at a Revolution, by Mark Harris
Today at CCLaP, Jason Pettus reviews Mark Harris' 2008 book Pictures at a Revolution, which takes a look at the five movies nominated for the 1967 Best Picture Oscar to examine the larger revolution going on in Hollywood at the time. Posted on August 9, 2017August 8, 2017 by Jason Pettus 
Book Review: How to Speak Midwestern, by Edward McClelland
This week at CCLaP, Karl Wolff reviews "How to Speak Midwestern" by Edward McClelland, a fascinating look at the Midwest's many different accents. Posted on June 27, 2017 by Karl Wolff 
Book Review: Bridge of Words, by Esther Schor
Today at CCLaP, Jason Pettus reviews Esther Schor's Bridge of Words, an exhaustive new look at the history and culture of "utopian language" Esperanto, and a book whose main fault is ironically that it might be too much information for the average general reader. Posted on April 25, 2017June 27, 2017 by Jason Pettus 
Book Review: Chasing Utopia by David Leach
Today at CCLaP, Jason Pettus reviews David Leach's "Chasing Utopia," in which this Canadian Catholic journalist looks at the long-term fate of Israel's "kibbutz" collective farms formed during the dawn of the Zionist era. Posted on April 19, 2017June 27, 2017 by Jason Pettus 
Book Review: Barney, by Michael Rosenthal
Today at CCLaP, Jason Pettus reviews Michael Rosenthal's Barney, an engaging new biography of Grove Press founder, First Amendment crusader and sexist lothario Barney Rosset. Posted on March 8, 2017July 3, 2017 by Jason Pettus 
Book Review: Havana: A Subtropical Delirium, by Mark Kurlansky
Today at CCLaP, Jason Pettus reviews Mark Kurlansky's "Havana: A Subtropical Delirium," not quite a travel book, history book or memoir but rather a combination of them all, and a light and engaging introduction to this Caribbean city. Posted on March 7, 2017July 3, 2017 by Jason Pettus 
Book Review: Milwaukee Mayhem, by Matthew J. Prigge
This week Karl Wolff reviews Matthew J. Prigge's Milwaukee Mayhem, a look at the dark underbelly of the Cream City. Posted on February 17, 2017 by Karl Wolff 
Book Review: In the Mountains of Madness, by W. Scott Poole
Today at CCLaP, Jason Pettus reviews W. Scott Poole's In the Mountains of Madness, not just a newly revealing biography of horror author HP Lovecraft but perhaps the first-ever scholarly look at the fan community that has built up around him in the decades since his death. Posted on February 14, 2017 by Jason Pettus 

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