AltWeeklies Wire
Shawn Taylor Explains the Philosophy Behind 'Big Black Penis'new
The title came first. But you knew that already, didn't you? But pretty soon, Big Black Penis was more than just a provocative title; it was a move to bring authenticity into the discourse around black male sexuality.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
08-07-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Barbara Quick Brings 18th-Century Venice to Life in 'Vivaldi's Virgins'new
What drew the Berkeley author to its intoxicating setting was mainly her love of the stage: In 18th-century Venice, Quick says, "daily life itself was theater. There were masks, costumes, and intrigue for much of the year."
East Bay Express |
Anneli Rufus |
08-07-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Barbara Quick, Vivaldi's Virgins
In James Rollins' New Novel, Prophets are Made, Not Bornnew
A Sacramento veterinarian before he became a novelist, Rollins has pondered the depth and breadth of scientific possibility and its ethical consequences.
East Bay Express |
Anneli Rufus |
07-24-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: James Rollins, The Last Oracle
Money Can't Buy Happiness in Janelle Brown's Silicon Valley Satirenew
A pharmaceutical company goes public, making its CEO's family worth $300 million. The day that happens is the day he tells his wife he wants a divorce. And that's the day on All We Ever Wanted Was Everything begins.
East Bay Express |
Anneli Rufus |
06-18-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Rabih Alameddine Shuns Boundaries in His Latest Novelnew
In The Hakawati, Osama al-Kharrat returns to his native Beirut reunites with family and swaps tales. Thus this hefty offering is not just a story within a story but hundreds of stories within a story, a 513-page macramé with myriad threads.
East Bay Express |
Anneli Rufus |
04-23-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Adam Mansbach Contemplates Cultural Evolutionnew
Again and again, in The End of the Jews, African-American culture and Jewish culture (and bodies) intersect.
East Bay Express |
Anneli Rufus |
04-17-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Adam Mansbach, The End of the Jews
Forget My ADHD, Here's My Manuscriptnew
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder can be a burden for a kid -- but is it also a gift?
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
03-20-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Memoirist David Roche Faces His Disfigurementnew
David Roche, a noted public speaker who counts Anne Lamott among his avid fans, writes with disarming frankness of his relationships, his political activism, his surgeries, his work as a massage therapist for the terminally ill, and his rides through San Francisco on public transit. During all of these, the focus is always, inescapably, on his face.
East Bay Express |
Anneli Rufus |
02-06-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
How to Wash Brainsnew
2, 4, 6, 8, who can I indoctrinate?
East Bay Express |
Anneli Rufus |
10-26-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Christ Was Plastic, Amennew
Brendan Powell Smith tells Bible stories with LEGO, and his work receives acclaim even from the devout.
East Bay Express |
Anneli Rufus |
11-01-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
When Words Collidenew
With Believer Books, Dorna Khazeni enters the rarely profitable world of translation to bring France's literary bad boy Michel Houellebecq to America.
East Bay Express |
David Downs |
06-27-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Dorna Khazeni
Author Traces Hip-Hop's Past to Reveal Its Futurenew
Chang's thick book reveals that hip-hop is inherently socioeconomic and sociopolitical, and is linked to activism's double-edged sword of violence and peace.
East Bay Express |
Eric K. Arnold |
02-08-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
