Reviews

OLIVER HARRIS

A mix of praise, critique and the occasional surprise — these reviews reflect how my work has been received over the years

Review of Roosevelt After Inauguration Redux

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Brian Dalton’s review for Beat Scene magazine of Roosevelt After Inauguration Redux, by William Burroughs, edited and introduced by Oliver Harris, published by Moloko Press in 2025.

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Review of Roosevelt After Inauguration Redux

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David S. Wills’ review for Beatdom Roosevelt After Inauguration Redux, by William Burroughs, edited and introduced by Oliver Harris, published by Moloko Press in 2025.

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Book review 62: Roosevelt After Inauguration Redux

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Jonah Raskin’s review for Rock and the Beat Generation of Roosevelt After Inauguration Redux, by William Burroughs, edited and introduced by Oliver Harris, published by Moloko Press in 2025.

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William Burroughs Birthday: Roosevelt After Inauguration Redux

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The Allen Ginsberg Project’s review of Roosevelt After Inauguration Redux, by William Burroughs, edited and introduced by Oliver Harris, published by Moloko Press in 2025.

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Book Review 38: One Shot

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Simon Warner’s review for “Rock and the Beat Generation” (7 February 2025) of One ShotA Beat Generation Mystery, by Oliver Harris, published by Moloko Press in 2025

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One Shot

Review of One Shot

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David S. Wills’ review for “Beatdom” (26 January 2025) of One ShotA Beat Generation Mystery, by Oliver Harris, published by Moloko Press in 2025

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One Shot

Review of The Secret of Fascination

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Sandy Starr’s review in the Times Literary Supplement (20 June 2003) of William Burroughs and the Secret of Fascination by Oliver Harris, published by Southern Illinois UP, 2003

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Review of The Secret of Fascination

Review of The Letters of William S. Burroughs, 1945-1959

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Peter Blegvad’s “Great Moments” from The Letters of William Burroughs, 1945-1959, edited by Oliver Harris, published by Viking, 1993, in The Spectator (18/9/1993)

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Review of The Letters of William S. Burroughs

One Shot

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Kevin Ring’s review in Beat Scene 112 (Winter/Spring 2025) of One Shot: A Beat Generation Mystery by Oliver Harris, published by Moloko Press in 2024

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One Shot A Beat Generation Mistery

A Burroughs Triptych

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Kevin Ring’s review in Beat Scene 105 (Late Summer 2022) of Alan Ansen, A Burroughs Triptych, edited and with an introduction by Oliver Harris, published by Moloko Press in 2022

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A Burroughs Tryptych

Dead Fingers Talk

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Tom Swift’s review in Beat Scene 98 (Late Summer 2020) of Dead Fingers Talk: The Restored Text, edited and with an introduction by Oliver Harris, published by Calder in 2020

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Dead Fingers Talk

Naked Lunch@50

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Colin Cooper’s review in Beat Scene 59 (Summer 2009) of Naked Lunch@50: Anniversary Essays, edited by Oliver Harris and Ian MacFadyen, published by Southern Illinois University Press in 2009

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The Black Book of the Beat Generation

Secret of Fascination

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Colin Cooper’s review in Beat Scene 52 (Late Spring 2007) of William Burroughs and the Secret of Fascination by Oliver Harris, published by Southern Illinois University Press in 2003

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William Burroughs and the Secret of Fascination

Cut-Up Trilogy

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Alexander Adams’ review in Beat Scene 75 (Winter 2014) of The Soft Machine: The Restored Text, Nova Express: The Restored Text and The Ticket That Exploded: The Restored Text, edited and with introductions by Oliver Harris, published by Grove Press in 2014

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Burroughs Cut Up Trilogy

Poetics of Minutes to Go

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Brian Dalton’s review in Beat Scene 88 (Winter 2017) of The Poetics of Minutes to Go, published by Moloko Press in 2012

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Minutes To Go

Moloko Trilogy Review

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Brian Dalton’s review in Beat Scene 98 (Late Summer 2020) of Minutes to Go Redux, The Exterminator Redux and BATTLE INSTRUCTIONS, edited and with introductions by Oliver Harris, published by Moloko Press in 2020

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Battle Instructions

Queer

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Colin Cooper’s review in Beat Scene 63 (Winter 2010) of Queer, edited and with an introduction by Oliver Harris, published by Penguin in 2010

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Queer

BATTLE INSTRUCTIONS Review

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Reality Studio’s review (23 August 2020) of BATTLE INSTRUCTIONS, by William Burroughs, edited and with an introduction by Oliver Harris, published by Moloko Press in 2020

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Battle Instructions

The Yage Letters Redux Review

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Reality Studio’s review (April 2006) of The Yage Letters Redux, by William Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg, edited and with an introduction by Oliver Harris, published by City Lights in 2006

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