"The Buzzer is Mightier: The Author as a Game Show Contestant" in Epiphany

My latest essay––about the phenomena of authors appearing as game show contestants, and featuring appearances by Stephen King, Hunter S. Thompson, Herman Wouk, Jacqueline Susann, and John le Carré––has been published by Epiphany: A Literary Journal as a part of my "Lurid Esoterica" series there.

"The Abyss Munches Back: On Martin Amis' INVASION OF THE SPACE INVADERS" in Epiphany

I have a new essay about Martin Amis' INVASION OF THE SPACE INVADERS (a bizarre arcade "how-to" volume with a cult following) online at Epiphany: A Literary Journal as a part of my "Lurid Esoterica" series.