Paperback Book Club 24 Aug 2013 | 09:00 pm

Carrie, facsimile edition, Stephen King Ah, for the days when the author’s name wasn’t the most prominent feature of the cover.

Flop 23 Aug 2013 | 10:00 pm

Paperback Book Club 3 Aug 2013 | 09:00 pm

The Doomfarers of Coramonde, 1978 ed., Brian Daley The winner of both the “Least Practical” and “Most Fabulous” helmet contests.

In A World for August, 2013 2 Aug 2013 | 09:00 pm

Every month, Ken Lowery and I take a look at the trailers for upcoming films, to see how they strike our fancy, or don’t. August is now apparently the month for all the horror and thriller films to b...

Paperback Book Club 27 Jul 2013 | 09:00 pm

My Beautiful Laundrette and The Rainbow Sign, 1988 ed., Hanif Kureishi Still one of the best gay films made, and as Kureishi explains, the gay stuff is almost entirely incidental to the stuff he actu...

Flop 26 Jul 2013 | 09:00 pm

Paperback Book Club 20 Jul 2013 | 09:00 pm

Random Harvest, 1944 ed., James Hilton Evocative titles make for poor results when put into practical action.

Flop 19 Jul 2013 | 09:00 pm

Atlas in the Land of the Cyclops 17 Jul 2013 | 10:00 pm

Gordon Mitchell’s sword-and-sandal debut is a pretty by the numbers affair. Mysterious hero finds baby, determines that it is the rightful king to an oppressed people, evil queen falls in love with hi...

Paperback Book Club 13 Jul 2013 | 09:00 pm

The Master and Margarita, 1985 Harper edition, Mikhail Bulgakov And why wouldn’t a satirical novel rewriting Faust to mock the Soviet regime feature a cat with a gun on the cover?