Michael Quinn, Author at The Adroit Journal

Michael Quinn

Michael Quinn reviews books for trade publications (Publishers Weekly, IndieReader), literary journals (Gertrude Press, Green Mountains Review), and newspapers (The Red Hook Star-Revue), as well as for his own website, mastermichaelquinn.com, under the heading “Book Report.” His reading list for the reviews he’s not assigned is determined by interest, whim, and chance—and by what’s available at the Brooklyn Public Library.

Time Passages: A Review of ‘Year of the Monkey’ by Patti Smith

Patti Smith’s Year of the Monkey (Alfred A. Knopf, 2019) is many things at once:…

“Master Class in American History”: A Review of ‘I Like to Watch: Arguing My Way Through the TV Revolution’ by Emily Nussbaum

TV shows get locked into little capsules of history. Their reputations (however legendary) are first…

“Autumn Closing In”: A Review of ‘Night Moves’ by Jessica Hopper

Night Moves (University of Texas Press) is a mood piece, and its subjects are friendship,…