Being a rock star, cool. Being a photographer, cool. Combine them both and what’s not to like? Combine them both and get one Graham Nash. Wild Tales, by musician/artist Graham Nash, is in some ways precisely what would expect from … Read More
Read: The Hotel at Place Vendôme
Paris is one of my favorite cities. For Blurb alone, I’ve traveled to the city nine times. Go back to my years of photographic travel and you have to add in another six or eight trips. Yet I don’t claim … Read More
Read: News of the World
You can read this book in about three hours, but please don’t. When you read this book please take your time. Get a map and spend some time researching this region. Now, for me, this book was like a stake … Read More
Read: Desert Solitaire
I know. Another reread. I found this copy in a small, community library. You know, those tiny mailbox looking things found in the most unlikely of places? Yep, one of those. Inside was a note, written in fine, black ink. … Read More
Read: Wonder Boys
Yes, I finally read it. One of my all-time favorite movies is now locked in my literary head. I don’t need to sell anyone on this book. Not if you have seen the movie. The book, in places, rides herd … Read More
Read: Maps and Legends
I took a flyer on this book. Picked it up for one reason, the author’s name. After having just finished “Wonder Boys,” I figured why not? Maps and Legends by Michael Chabon is a book of story stories about reading and … Read More
Read: Nemesis
A timely read to say the least. Newark. 1944. Polio outbreak. And the impending fear and uncertainty that accompanies something the experts know little to nothing about, namely how polio spreads. Philip Roth has won everything. Pulitzer, National Medal of … Read More
Read: The Last Great Road Bum
Man, I really enjoyed this one and even had a little “crossover” moment toward the end when I realized one of the people being discussed is someone I know. Get this. Author Hector Tobar is in El Salvador and finds … Read More
Read: Reread Barrage
Okay, I did a book slam here over the past few days. Just get it done. I love to reread good books. Each time is a lesson in nuance and missed opportunity. Not to mention it reminds me of where … Read More
Read: White Tears
This book took a turn. A real turn. Loved the beginning and when the turn came, about midway, I didn’t quite see it coming. Music. Obsession. Collection. Greed. All wound into one well written, tightly wrapped package. “White Tears,” by … Read More
Read: The Peregrine
This book is considered a classic in nature writing. Classic. I need to thank Alex for dropping this on my door. Much appreciated. And seeing as I now have a bird fetish the book had even more resonance. Two days … Read More
Read: The Beauty in Breaking
A memoir. A doctor doing what she does. If you have ever spent any time around an emergency room, either as a patient or witness, then you know what kind of place it really is. Not easy. I’ve had many … Read More
Read: Refuge
She did it again. Terry Tempest Williams walks to the plate and hits yet another home run. “Refuge, An Unnatural History of Family and Place,” is heartbreaking yet fills your lungs with crisp, lake air. Salt Lake to be exact, … Read More
Read: Where the Water Goes
Houston, we have a problem. Okay, San Diego, Los Angeles, Tucson, and Phoenix, we REALLY have a problem. Water. The Colorado River sustains a massive number of people in this country and every single gallon is already owned by someone. … Read More
Read: Some Rise by Sin
If you are a photographer and don’t know Philip Caputo then today is your lucky day. A Rumor of War is the book that put Caputo on the map but for you photogs, Delcorso’s Gallery is a must. Today we … Read More
Read: The Border
Have to thank my friend Jack for reaching out a few years ago and asking “You ever read Power of the Dog?” That moment changed my literary life. The man behind Power of the Dog is Don Winslow. Winslow writes … Read More
Read: The Cult of the Dead Cow
Ya, I’m intrigued by hacking and cybersecurity. Probably because I’m such an expert. You know how great I am with technology and electronics. Cult of the Dead Cow, the title of the original hacking supergroup, was written by Joseph Menn … Read More
Read: Stringer
Okay, I’m a total sucker for journalism books. Always have been. The Year of Living Dangerously, The Quiet American, River of Time, Salvador, Night Letters, Rum Diary, etc. Sucker. Total sucker. Might as well add Anjan Sundaram’s “Stringer” to the … Read More