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Stephanie Kuehnert on Her Debut Novel, 'I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone'new
Everyone wants to be a rock star. Kuehnert’s protagonist and narrator, Emily Black, is no different. Living in a tiny town in Wisconsin, left alone with her father as an infant when her mother hit the road following her own rock-star dreams, Emily's now your favorite teenager, much cooler than you were when you were there, the dark hair, the red lipstick and the witty asides and retorts all part of the angst-ridden fireball.
Chicago Newcity |
Tom Lynch |
07-02-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Anne Elizabeth Moore Charts an 'Unmarketable' Pathnew
Her latest book is a terrific, jarring and informed account of underground culture's infiltration by the corporate world.
Chicago Newcity |
Tom Lynch |
10-31-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
'Loving Frank': Wright & Wrongnew
Nancy Horan recounts how horrific murders and a scandalous affair keep the legacy of America's favorite architect churning in her new historical fiction.
Chicago Newcity |
Tom Lynch |
08-15-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Loving Frank, Nancy Horan
Lit 50: Who Really Books in Chicagonew
The 2007 Lit 50 once again looks less at the familiar faces gathering dust on the book jackets, and more at the often behind-the-shelves movers and shakers who keep the books in the stores and in our minds.
Chicago Newcity |
Tom Lynch and Stephanie Ratanas |
06-06-2007 |
Books
Love, Lethem, Lovenew
The Fortress of Solitude author Jonathan Lethem writes a romance, kind of.
Chicago Newcity |
Tom Lynch |
03-07-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Dead Calmnew
Brockmeier talks about the two worlds of his quick, slim novel.
Chicago Newcity |
Tom Lynch |
02-07-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Never Mind the Parentsnew
Meet Neal Pollack, alternadad.
Chicago Newcity |
Tom Lynch |
01-17-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Alternadad, Neal Pollack
Hard Livingnew
The smoking, drinking poker player James McManus gets a physical.
Chicago Newcity |
Tom Lynch |
01-18-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Music to Our Eyes: Books That Rocknew
Six of the more intriguing books about music released late in 2004 are reviewed. They include Benjamin Nugent's shallow look at the life of Elliott Smith and an entertaining overview of British indie-rock in the '90s.
Chicago Newcity |
Tom Lynch |
01-04-2005 |
Nonfiction
