AltWeeklies Wire
Another Look at Frailty
In an email interview, Bee Season author Myla Goldberg discusses her new novel set during the flu pandemic of 1918, her musical and spelling prowess, and her fondness for "the full spectrum of language."
Isthmus |
David Medaris |
10-13-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Moral Mendacity
In his new book -- a stocking stuffer for the pissed-off liberal in your family -- first-time author Bryan Harris lays out the facts about moralistic rightwingers who have their own skeletons. Bill O'Reilly and Rush Limbaugh, you've been served.
LEO Weekly |
Cary Stemle |
09-22-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Author Talks About Life, Death, Doing Blownew
After quite possibly the most morbid road trip across America, Chuck Klosterman grapples with his inner demons of post-modern self-awareness and the definiton of cool.
Dig Boston |
Arna Wilkinson |
08-10-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Fixing a Leaknew
Former Minneapolis City Councilmember Dan Cohen talks about being outed as the source of a leak about a political candidate's shoplifting conviction, and the subsequent legal battle against two Twin Cities dailies that ultimately reached the U.S. Supreme Court.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Paul Demko |
06-17-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
More Meat Amassednew
One of the world’s most warped cartoonists, and a darling of alt-weeklies around the world, finally releases a new collection of ’toons.
Tucson Weekly |
Jimmy Boegle |
04-28-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Max Cannon, Red Meat Gold
Blows Against the Empirenew
A former Playboy model and card shark plays on our collective lust for all things confessional in her new book, which dishes premium dirt on Hugh Hefner's messianic goatishness.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Diablo Cody |
04-13-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Writer Left the World the Way He Lived -- With a Bang
A journalist who fell under the spell of "gonzo" writer Hunter S. Thompson recalls an encounter with the author.
The Memphis Flyer |
Bruce VanWyngarden |
02-21-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Hunter S. Thompson
