AltWeeklies Wire
Jottings and Wanderingsnew
Looking for a unifying new story he never finds, Gay Talese reveals bits of himself, and his writing process, in the margins.
Seattle Weekly |
Tim Appelo |
04-26-2006 |
Nonfiction
Tags: A Writer's Life, Gay Talese
Courtney's Family Cursenew
Kurt Cobain's wild widow comes from a long line of misbehaving mamas, as documented by a slew of books -- some new, some old.
Seattle Weekly |
Tim Appelo |
03-22-2006 |
Books
Crescent Over Puget Soundnew
Ferrigno's alternative-history novel is set in 2040 Seattle, now the capital of the Islamic Republic.
Seattle Weekly |
Tim Appelo |
03-01-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Pooh on Younew
Winnie-the-Pooh has become a lifetime experience, thanks largely to the totalitarian efforts of Disney, which bought the marketing rights for a pittance.
Seattle Weekly |
Tim Appelo |
11-25-2005 |
Books
Tags: giftguide2005
Stateless in Seattlenew
Jonathan Raban, a cranky, globe-trotting Englishman, sailed into town and became the premier chronicler of life and thought in the Northwest.
Seattle Weekly |
Tim Appelo |
11-16-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
The Worst-Case Best Sellernew
Disaster lit has become a perfect storm for the publishing industry. Smell a hurricane coming? Grab your pen and notebook.
Seattle Weekly |
Tim Appelo |
10-12-2005 |
Books
The Paper Chasenew
Follow the money or follow the script? The real point to this fun Hollywood spoof is its prose storm of confusion.
Seattle Weekly |
Tim Appelo |
10-05-2005 |
Fiction
Tags: Rick Moody, The Diviners
Smite Makes Rightnew
Far from Baghdad, we need a sectarian truce of our own. But are hard-believing Americans really ready for a grand compromise?
Seattle Weekly |
Tim Appelo |
08-10-2005 |
Nonfiction
Ph.D'oh!new
Kids, put down that homework and watch some television immediately!
Seattle Weekly |
Tim Appelo |
05-11-2005 |
Nonfiction
Is God a Republican?new
Two new books attack the GOP monopoly on God. But are there more than two sides to the issue?
Seattle Weekly |
Tim Appelo |
04-06-2005 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Various Titles, Various
The Digression Artistnew
This Equation may not be logical, but it sure is entertaining.
Seattle Weekly |
Tim Appelo |
03-30-2005 |
Nonfiction
Six Degrees of Denigrationnew
Backbiting and betrayal never go out of style in Hollywood—thank God.
Seattle Weekly |
Tim Appelo |
03-30-2005 |
Nonfiction
Twilight of the Gods?new
Off his game, but we hope not out of the competition, Philip Roth can't sustain the premise of his audacious historical rewrite.
Seattle Weekly |
Tim Appelo |
12-22-2004 |
Fiction
