AltWeeklies Wire
Don't Ask, Don't Tellnew
A rising law-professor star's book analyzes the ways we pass.
The Village Voice |
Robert Ito |
01-18-2006 |
Nonfiction
Forced Exposurenew
As creator of the zine Rollerderby, Lisa Crystal Carver was one of the finest stylists of her generation, and her amazing elegy for the lost underground of the '80s cements her spot.
The Village Voice |
Joy Press |
01-13-2006 |
Nonfiction
Mothers and Daughtersnew
Courtney Love's mother rather belatedly cashes in on her unhinged offspring's notoriety with a memoir, which not only tells tales on her own kid, but seems to share Love's enthusiasm for just making shit up.
The Village Voice |
Jessica Winter |
01-13-2006 |
Nonfiction
Truth Squadnew
Intelligence expert Scott Ritter explains the WMD situation in his new book.
The Village Voice |
James Ridgeway |
01-04-2006 |
Nonfiction
Adventures in Flatlandnew
The New York Times op-ed columnist argues that the world is perfectly flat; barriers to participation in the global economy have vanished. Some highly regarded global economists would disagree.
The Village Voice |
Joshua Clover |
08-29-2005 |
Nonfiction
Watch Your Mouthnew
An Australian linguist flaunts her foul language as a badge of courage while charging that her academic peers "have allowed themselves to be affected by the taboo to the point that its exploration has been underresearched."
The Village Voice |
Joy Press |
07-05-2005 |
Nonfiction
Wander Womannew
An apprentice to the world at large, Rebecca Solnit has made a life's work out of scavenging for connections. Her latest collection of essays sweeps through myriad varieties of loss, from objects to memories to love.
The Village Voice |
Joy Press |
07-05-2005 |
Nonfiction
Gay-Baiting Senator Clintonnew
This hot new book is full of innuendo that Hillary Clinton is a lesbian. Spreading such rumors is a typical ploy used to keep women in power from achieving higher leadership positions.
The Village Voice |
Kristen Lombardi |
07-01-2005 |
Nonfiction
The Best Photography Books for the Holidaysnew
The photographic book whose combination of elegance, intelligence and broad appeal makes it the ideal gift this year is Irving Penn's A Notebook at Random.
The Village Voice |
Vince Aletti |
12-15-2004 |
Nonfiction
The Village Voice's 27 Favorite Books of the Yearnew
The unsentimental graphic novel by Iranian-born Marjane Satrapi, Persepolis 2 and Linh Dinh's collection of seven stories, Blood and Soap, are among the recommended books.
The Village Voice |
Staff Writers |
12-09-2004 |
Nonfiction
Coffee-Table Books with a Jagged Edgenew
Buying a coffee-table book once conferred a sense of your own good taste. It was only a matter of time before publishers began catering to the downwardly aspirational, offering cheap (well, not that cheap) voyages into other people's fringe or freaky existences.
The Village Voice |
Joy Press |
12-01-2004 |
Nonfiction
Media Plunges Into Orgy of Hypocrisy Over Kelley's Latest Tell-Allnew
The more Kitty Kelley talked to the media about her new book, the more she resembled a successful society madam explaining the facts of life to a puritanical young D.A. who wants to save society by closing the local whorehouse.
The Village Voice |
John Powers |
09-21-2004 |
Nonfiction
