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Resolutions 2023 + Top 10 Books

December 27, 2022 / Zé Burns / 3 Comments

Why do I keep making resolutions? I never complete them all. For me, they provide structure. While I know I may not accomplish everything I’ve set out to do, I realize that doing something is better than doing nothing. I kept that in mind when I wrote this year’s resolutions. Via Wikimedia Commons Last Year’s … Continue reading Resolutions 2023 + Top 10 Books

My Top 25 Bizarro Books (As of Now)

May 5, 2022February 1, 2023 / Zé Burns / 3 Comments

Certain books stay with you for life. They worm their way into your thoughts when you least expect them to and you can revisit them in your mind whenever you need that escape. No genre does that more for me than bizarro fiction. In a recent post, I mentioned that Mykle Hansen’s The Cannibal’s Guide … Continue reading My Top 25 Bizarro Books (As of Now)

My Favorite Bizarre Books – Summer 2020

August 29, 2020 / Zé Burns / Leave a comment

This will be my final post of weekly content on this blog. After this, I’m taking the next two weeks off to prepare for the Babou 691 launch on September 14th! I’ll continue to post monthly writing/life updates here as well as any news about my writing. However, my focus will be on Babou. It’s … Continue reading My Favorite Bizarre Books – Summer 2020

My 7 Favorite Bizarre Books – Spring 2020

June 13, 2020 / Zé Burns / Leave a comment

Summer’s here! Or almost here. Being trapped inside during this quarantine has allowed me to read oodles of great bizarro and bizarro-adjacent fiction. I had trouble limiting the list to only five books, so here are the top seven. NOTE: These are books I’ve read in spring of 2020, not necessarily ones that were released … Continue reading My 7 Favorite Bizarre Books – Spring 2020

5 Favorite Bizarre Books – Winter 2020

March 7, 2020March 7, 2020 / Zé Burns / 1 Comment

This winter has been a good season for reading as I try to catch up on the bizarro fiction that lines my shelves. I’ve discovered some great new authors and returned to some old standbys. Below are the five bizarre books I enjoyed the most. 1. Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami Though the … Continue reading 5 Favorite Bizarre Books – Winter 2020

4 Authors’ Favorite Bizarre Books, Pt. 2

February 1, 2020February 1, 2020 / Zé Burns / 1 Comment

This blog is full of books I admire and love, but I thought I’d switch things up. Back by popular demand, I’ve enlisted four of my favorite bizarro authors to share with us their favorite bizarre books. See Part One here. Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood Recommended by Danger Slater, author of Impossible James … Continue reading 4 Authors’ Favorite Bizarre Books, Pt. 2

My 5 Favorite Bizarre Books – Fall 2019

January 4, 2020 / Zé Burns / Leave a comment

I’ve read some good bizarre books this autumn, making this list very hard to compose. But after hemming and hawing and all that, I whittled the number down to five. I realize this list is a little late as we’re now in the middle of winter. My month long absence in November messed up my … Continue reading My 5 Favorite Bizarre Books – Fall 2019

8 Great Short Bizarro Books, Pt. 2

October 5, 2019 / Zé Burns / Leave a comment

This week, I continue the list of eight great novellas and collections that I have somehow missed in my reviews and lists this past year. Check out Part 1 here. CRISIS BOY by Garrett Cook This book would have easily made it into a previous 5 Favorite Bizarre Books list if it were not for … Continue reading 8 Great Short Bizarro Books, Pt. 2

8 Great Short Bizarro Books, Pt. 1

September 28, 2019 / Zé Burns / 1 Comment

There are so many good bizarro fiction novellas and collections out there and so little time and space on my blog to review all of them. So this week and next, I will cover eight great short books that I somehow missed in my reviews and lists. THE HOUSE OF HOUSES by Kevin L. Donihe … Continue reading 8 Great Short Bizarro Books, Pt. 1

My 5 Favorite Bizarre Books Summer ’19

August 31, 2019 / Zé Burns / Leave a comment

I must admit that bizarre literature hasn’t been my top priority this summer. In the past few months, I've purchased 25+ horror novels that I’m in the process of gobbling up. But that doesn’t mean I have abandoned the genre! In fact, I’ve read some great bizarre books. Here are the top five: #1 - … Continue reading My 5 Favorite Bizarre Books Summer ’19

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