AltWeeklies Wire
Daniel Allen Cox Goes from Gay Porn to Literaturenew
When he was 22, Cox, then a baby-faced aspiring writer, ventured to New York where he hustled and worked in porn. Within two years, he'd graced the cover of a half dozen gay porn rags and appeared in various porn movies. Now he's penned a semi-autobiographical novel about his experiences.
Montreal Mirror |
Matthew Hays |
09-12-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Steven Pinker Drops the F-Bomb on Americanew
Harvard linguist Steven Pinker gives the most intellectually rigorous examination of a curse word since On Bullshit.
Boulder Weekly |
Dylan Otto Krider |
09-11-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Count Dante Recounts His Seven Years in an Incredibly Strange Fight Clubnew
In his new memoir Beer, Blood, and Cornmeal, Bob Calhoun describes a moment where wrestling grappled with surrealism, and surrealism won out with a suplex powerslam.
Chicago Reader |
Dan Kelly |
09-08-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Charles R. Morris on the Madness of Bankersnew
Millions of words have been written about the ongoing financial disaster largely caused by the subprime mortgage mess. But the most concise and easiest to understand handbook on the issue is almost certainly Charles R. Morris' The Trillion Dollar Meltdown.
The Texas Observer |
Robert Bryce |
08-27-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Stephen Mansfield on What Obama Believes About Godnew
The Nashville evangelical talks about The Faith of Barack Obama, conservatives, and getting death threats.
Nashville Scene |
Jeff Woods |
08-22-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Elizabeth Royte Has (Bottled) Water on the Brainnew
In her new book, Bottlemania: How Water Went on Sale and Why We Bought It, Royte investigates the causes and consequences of the bottled-water business' astounding growth.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Michelle Nijhuis |
08-14-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Houston's Fady Joudah is a Poet Without Bordersnew
According to his champions, the Palestinian-American poet is one of the most accomplished and interesting poets to appear in the United States in some time.
The Texas Observer |
David Theis |
08-13-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Selden Edwards' Debut Novel Was a 30-Year Journeynew
Although the writing process differs for everyone, a book taking 30 years to get published is outside the norm. But that's what it took to get Selden Edwards' The Little Book to the masses.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Charles Donelan |
08-11-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Selden Edwards, The Little Book
A Pelecanos Dictionarynew
George Pelecanos has spent more than 15 years writing 15 novels that, taken together, make for a panoramic story about Washington, D.C. We come to terms with D.C.'s most site-specific author.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Athikakis |
08-07-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
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
Former LA County Prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi Talks About Prosecuting the Presidentnew
The man who put Charles Manson on Death Row would do the same to George W. Bush, as detailed in his new book, The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder. "I'll leave it up to a jury as to the punishment, but it could be the death penalty," he said.
Pasadena Weekly |
Joe Piasecki |
08-04-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Jay Louis Talks About 'Hot Chicks With Douchebags'new
Giving new meaning to the phrase "Are you in the book?" first-time author Jay Louis' debut attempts to plant a righteous finger into a dam bursting with sightings of, well, hot chicks with douchebags, that is, men Louis would consider unworthy with the women they are unworthy of.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Xania Woodman |
08-01-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Valerie Plame Wilson Discusses Her Memoir, FISA and Her Move to New Mexiconew
Valerie Plame Wilson's identity is no longer a secret. Five years and two lawsuits later, neither is her story. In her October 2007 memoir, Fair Game: How a Top CIA Agent Was Betrayed by Her Own Government, former agent Wilson chronicles how her life shifted from serving her country to suing her country.
Weekly Alibi |
Aeriel Emig |
07-29-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Stella Pope Duarte Fights Femicide with Her Latest Booknew
When Duarte learned about the serial mutilation and murder of more than 400 young women in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, since 1993, she knew she could not ignore it -- so she began If I Die in Juárez.
Tucson Weekly |
Kate Saavedra |
07-24-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
David Sirota is Leading a Populist Revolution ... Why Haven't You Heard About It?new
Sirota is for unions and against NAFTA -- so how did he get a nationally syndicated column?
Boulder Weekly |
Dylan Otto Krider |
07-19-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
