CORMAC MCCARTHY The Passenger. Reviewed by Michael Jongen
The new novel from this iconic writer embraces conspiracies, hallucinations and paranoia in America’s South. The Passenger is an ambitious novel; it is also a little...
Read MoreROBERT BAUSCH Far As the Eye Can See. Reviewed by Peter Corris
Much more than just a satisfying Western adventure story, this novel is also an emotional map of the country. The Western novel has had a distinctive and distinguished...
Read MoreC JOSEPH GREAVES Hard Twisted. Reviewed by Peter Corris
Greaves channels Cormac McCarthy in this compelling Depression-era novel of a couple on the run. If, like me, you’ve been waiting impatiently for Cormac McCarthy’s...
Read MoreThe Godfather: Peter Corris on the decline of the Western
We know that video killed the radio star, but what killed the Western genre? Up until the 1960s the Western, in novels, pulp novelettes and short stories, was immensely...
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