reading notes

by Richard Ross ISBN: 0893813761 Ross photographs what he sees in museums: display cases, storage rooms, statues in a corner. He goes for the unexpected shot — the things you might see if you had keys and could get in on an overcast Sunday afternoon when the place was closed and no one else was [...]

by Carol Emswhiller ISBN: 193152002X In story after story, Emswhiller uses her not-exactly-human characters to reveal what being human really is, or should be. There are Godzilla-like creatures, a variety of mountain critters, and even some amphibious People in these nineteen stories, and none of them are unbelievable. They are unexpected, however. I mean, how [...]

by Peter Kuper ISBN: 1400052572 Kuper has crafted a wordless story of empire, of conquest and its consequences. It is a story that would probably be recognizable in any time and any language, but seems all the more impressive in its stark condemnation of ruthless power given current events. No doubt Kuper’s intention in creating [...]