Peter Temple’s books are prize winners. This one took the Colin Roderick Award for Australian writing as well as Australia’s major prize for crime fiction, the Ned Kelly Award. Good enough for ya?
Good Reads
Don’t Worry, Be Happy, Right Now
Happiness is captured moment by moment, especially when the world weighs us down.
So Long, See You Tomorrow
Jesse Kornbluth reviews William Maxwell’s book, So Long, See You Tomorrow, and calls it “quietly brilliant”.
Why Not? How To Use Everyday Ingenuity To Solve Problems Big And Small
Jesse Kornbluth reviews a new book that details a few new life-hacks.
A Dog and His Man Travel America—And Find Each Other
‘Travels With Casey’ is a brilliant, funny, heartwarming book about an epic journey across America and the dogs (and men) Benoit and Casey met in the process.
The Last Taxi Ride: A Talk With A.X. Ahmad About His Sensual Thriller
A.X. Ahmad talks about writing, how he created a fast-moving thriller that was so sensually descriptive, surprise endings–and of course, some thoughts on being a good (or not so good) man.
Changing the Face of Business – Call For Submissions
Business ain’t what it used to be. We’re looking for the voices that will shape what it becomes. If you’re a writer with a perspective on business, please let us hear from you.
We’re All Getting Older: Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant?
Jess Kornbluth reviews cartoonist Roz Chast’s memoir, and discusses the hard stuff about getting older.
New Book by Good Men Project Author Matt Salesses: Different Racisms
Matt Salesses has been a writer for The Good Men Project since day one. Now he has a new book: Different Racisms: On Stereotypes, the Individual, and Asian American Masculinity.
“They said to be blind meant not to see. How was I to believe them when I saw?”
And There Was Light: The autobiography of Jacques Lusseyran, blind hero of the French Resistance.
Challenging Casanova: What This Book Reveals About Young Men Changes Everything
Marie Franklin reviews the book Challenging Casanova by Andrew Smiler and looks at how it fits with her own experience.
Why Angry White Men is Worth Your Time
Michael Kimmel thinks that the justifiable decline of hegemonic masculinity is driving the issues and anxieties of America’s angry white men—and he might just be right.
6 Famous Men’s Books Summarized in One Sentence Each
Good Men Project Writer Michael Anthony Summarizes The 6 Men’s Books That Started The Movement into One Sentence Each.
Family Wakes Us Up (Book Excerpt)
Matthew Remski and Michael Stone write about the spirituality of fatherhood and family life.
Experts on Climate Change—Combining Art & Science
Climate change experts Les Johnson, C Bangs & Greg Matloff tell it like it is and how we can change the direction of climate change in a positive way!
Elmore Leonard R.I.P.
For John Espinosa Nelson the height of irony was devouring Elmore Leonard novels in prison.