Archive for the ‘Books’ Category

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BENEATH CONTEMPT AND HAPPY TO BE THERE
June 1, 2012
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Kier-La Janisse reviews Jack Stevenson’s latest book, about the rise and fall of outré porn king AL GOLDSTEIN »

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THE INNER MAN: THE LIFE OF JG BALLARD
May 1, 2012
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Rodney Perkins reviews the new bio of ‘Crash’ scribe JG Ballard »

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GUNS, GANGSTA RAP AND GIALLO
March 1, 2012
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An Interview with Comics Creator BENJAMIN MARRA, by Rodney Perkins »

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RAPE-REVENGE FILMS: A CRITICAL STUDY
March 1, 2012
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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas sheds new light on the most maligned of subgenres in an essential new book »

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HIP POCKET SLEAZE
February 1, 2012
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Kier-La Janisse reviews John Harrison’s new book about the lurid world of Vintage Adult Paperbacks »

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ANY GUN CAN PLAY
January 1, 2012
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Spectacular Optical reviews Kevin Grant’s mammoth, lushly-illustrated new tome, available now from FAB Press. »