Introduction: Rory Stewart spent 16 months walking 6,000 miles across Iran, Pakistan, India and Nepal. He explained to many that he was following the footsteps of the first emperor of Mughal India, Babur. Unfortunately, right before Stewart’s walk led into Afghanistan, the Iranian government took away his visa. Oh, and there was the complication of [...]

A number of writers, readers, posters, and commenters have been organizing their 2007 Year in Reviews the past week. We thought we’d consolidate those here for a 2007 Year in Review through the eyes of those who have been a part of the Pseudobook Review.

Alright this is my first official Pseudo-Review so I’m going to be flying by the seat of my pants here until someone tells me differently. The Pleasure of My Company, by famed comedian Steve Martin (SNL, Father of the Bride), is actually his second offering to the literary world (Shopgirl being the first). Like many [...]

I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead: The Dirty Life and Times of Warren Zevon by Crystal Zevon (2007). This is not a conventionally conceived biography, though it does move more or less chronologically through Warren Zevon’s life, a story which begins in Fresno, CA and ends in LA. It is less written than compiled, then woven [...]

Tol’s Toy As my first review, I decided to tackle a short story. I had just aquired a book that the school was going to throw out called “Great Russian Short Stories”. Honestly, I did not have much intention to read the book myself, rather I was going to send it to Ben Lucas to [...]