AltWeeklies Wire
David Sedaris Has a Midlife Crisisnew
As we transition from talking about friends' houses where you could get high until four in the morning to the pitfalls of fatal elderly falls, it's evident that Sedaris' beloved sense of humor leaves him, and us, with many more years of good storytelling.
Chicago Newcity |
Selena Fragassi |
10-08-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
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
Venn and the Art of Internet Bloggingnew
Jessica Hagy gets her work Indexed.
Chicago Newcity |
Laura Castellano |
03-12-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Indexed, Jessica Hagy
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
'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
Lucky Girlnew
Nell Freudenberger's journey to The Dissident.
Chicago Newcity |
John Freeman |
04-25-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Nell Freudenberger, The Dissident
A Modest Meleenew
Goldsher discusses why Modest Mouse frontman Isaac Brock wants to beat the shit out of him.
Chicago Newcity |
Jeremy Schnitker |
04-18-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Love, Lethem, Lovenew
The Fortress of Solitude author Jonathan Lethem writes a romance, kind of.
Chicago Newcity |
Tom Lynch |
03-07-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Dead Calmnew
Brockmeier talks about the two worlds of his quick, slim novel.
Chicago Newcity |
Tom Lynch |
02-07-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Never Mind the Parentsnew
Meet Neal Pollack, alternadad.
Chicago Newcity |
Tom Lynch |
01-17-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Alternadad, Neal Pollack
Palestinian Considerationnew
Former President Jimmy Carter returns to the Middle East.
Chicago Newcity |
John Freeman |
12-20-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Hard Livingnew
The smoking, drinking poker player James McManus gets a physical.
Chicago Newcity |
Tom Lynch |
01-18-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
The Prequel Pekarnew
With the rest of his life thoroughly documented through thirty years of American Splendor, Harvey Pekar's new book The Quitter has the air of a swan song.
Chicago Newcity |
Brian and Matthew Hieggelke |
01-10-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Harvey Pekar, The Quitter
