Category Archives: secondary works

Profile & Review of Jack Matthews’ new novel “Gambler’s Nephew”

Posted on August 7, 2011 by Robert Nagle

Literary reporter and reviewer Jim Phillips does a nice writeup about Gambler’s Nephew for the Athens News. Half the pleasure in the book comes from its resemblance to a huge, shuffling, shaggy-dog story. Every time a new character comes on … Continue reading →

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Jack Matthews: An Author which the Internet Forgot

Posted on August 26, 2010 by Robert Nagle

My introduction to short story writer Jack Matthews could not be more accidental. Between 2007 and 2008, I had been downloading and listening to a series of author interviews conducted by Don Swaim during the 1970s and 80s. Don Swaim … Continue reading →