Christopher Woodall’s November (Dalkey Archive) is a big book. I knew that going in, and, frankly, its length (just a little over 700 pages) contributed significantly to its allure. Yet…
Norman Klein’s & Margo Bistis’ recently released media novel The Imaginary 20th Century comically exposes what stands between our present and the ever-occluded future. Described on a recent LA…
If we accept “history” as the sum of human achievement up to the present day, then this is the most widely represented subject in analog gaming. In the genre of…
If the book is a metaphysical mechanism (e.g., an entity whose vitality must be delved into behind that cover by which you’re cautioned not to judge), then Ed Pavlić’s Let’s Let…
The first time I remember having Kransekake was at the 50th wedding anniversary party of my paternal Grandparents Leslie M. Gravesen and Ethel Firing Gravesen (as I write this, Grandma…
“The Pneumatic Detective: The Case of the Red Ant Menace” (excerpt) JOSHUA COON & CASSEY KUO are a writer and artist from New York and New Jersey, respectively. Joshua teaches on…
It may not be evident from the questions posed below, much less whatever line they may be drawing, sinking, etc., but Carmen Boullosa’s Texas: The Great Theft (Deep Vellum, 2014)…
Session Report is a monthly series that explores the intersection of narrative and broader themes of game design by focusing on a specific tabletop game each month. This was born…
The Biographizer Trilogy by D. Harlan Wilson Raw Dog Screaming Press, 2014 305 pages – Raw Dog Screaming / Amazon Harlan Wilson’s The Biographizer Trilogy should interest writers—indie writers in particular—because of…
History is a work in progress. History books, stories, our version, their version. And if history is in the making, we should be able to see its revisions, a revision…
Have you ever felt wooed by power? The desire to have your name jotted down in history’s endless tomes? Civilization V: Brave New World provides the cure. You can finally step…