AltWeeklies Wire
Legal Inquiry: Ralph Cipriano Was Therenew
Ball-busting reporter Ralph Cipriano has written a new book about fearless attorney Jim Beasley, who helped him sue the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Mike Newall |
01-27-2009 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Annie Leibovitz Has Learned to See the Forest for the Treesnew
Annie Leibovitz at Work takes a different route than its shiny coffee-table counterparts, digging deep and dropping knowledge.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Natalie Hope McDonald |
12-09-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Chunklet's Henry Owings Lays Down the Rules in 'The Rock Bible'new
Mere mortals tremble at Owing's caustic humored sensibilities toward pop and culture. So when he came up with a "rock bible" idea for issue 20 and it exploded into a 250-page Word file in two weeks with more than 300 ideas from his contributors and friends, a book was in order.
Philadelphia City Paper |
A.D. Amorosi |
11-11-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
David Grazian on the Noise and the Hurrynew
The Penn prof's latest book puts Philly nightlife's stress and swagger under the microscope.
Philadelphia City Paper |
A.D. Amorosi |
03-25-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
There Should Be Bloodnew
Genre-stretching horror writers Joe Hill and Toby Barlow look for a new vein.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Justin Bauer |
03-04-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: 20th Century Ghosts, Joe Hill
Michael Gates Gill's Cup o' Wisdomnew
Starbucks helps a former corporate bigwig wake up to what really matters.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Carolyn Wyman |
11-13-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
CAConrad Draws Us in to His Kafka-esque Dream Statenew
Calling CAConrad "in your face" doesn't quite do it -- if the Philadelphia poet had his way, he'd be down your throat, stuck in your gut and up your ass.
Philadelphia City Paper |
A.D. Amorosi |
10-02-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: CAConrad, The Frank Poems
Milton McGriff, the Free Radicalnew
In his grim new novel, the ex-Black Panther looks to the past to find the future.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Joel Tannenbaum |
08-07-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: 2236, Milton McGriff
Professional But Poor in Americanew
New book resets the middle class trap.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Doron Taussig |
06-20-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Leonard Part 41new
Talking with Elmore Leonard on the release of his 41st(!) novel.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Duane Swierczynski |
05-15-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Elmore Leonard, Up in Honey's Room
Bissell Finds His Father in Vietnamnew
He cuts a narrative path through the 30-year overgrowth in the war-torn jungles forming both his father's identity and the history of Vietnam.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Sam Tremble |
04-10-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Past Imperfectnew
Sixties super-producer Joe Boyd says the best sound is straight to stereo.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Sam Adams |
04-03-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Only the Dead Know Whodunitnew
Lippman talks about her latest novel, which is based on a real-life mystery.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Duane Swierczynski |
04-03-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Laura Lippman, What the Dead Know
Genre-Bendernew
Jonathan Lethem writes chick lit, with occasional kangaroos.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Will Dean |
03-27-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Witness to Himselfnew
Shubin wrote his first shocking best seller 53 years ago -- as he got older, he got more noir.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Duane Swierczynski |
05-02-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Seymour Shubin
