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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

Tags: punk rock, Fiction Reviews, I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone, MTV Books, Stephanie Kuehnert

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

Tags: Anne Elizabeth Moore, Unmarketable: Brandalism, Copyfighting, Mocketing, and the Erosion of Integrity

'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