AltWeeklies Wire
Sympathetic, Never Sournew
Cohen connects much of Western civilization back to his own lineage, building an entire memoir out of historical context.
Seattle Weekly |
Ross Simonini |
07-12-2006 |
Nonfiction
Little Black Booknew
Style searches for soul in The Revolution Will Be Accessorized.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
07-07-2006 |
Nonfiction
What If Democracy Sucked?new
All Tim Davis did was set out to photograph what politics in America looks like right now; it's not his fault the modern political landscape is a desolate place.
Dig Boston |
Paul McMorrow |
07-05-2006 |
Nonfiction
Tags: My Life in Politics, Tim Davis
Natty Crednew
Bob Marley's former PR person provides fly-on-the-wall account.
The Village Voice |
Elena Oumano |
06-28-2006 |
Nonfiction
Tags: The Book of Exodus, Vivien Goldman
Idleness and Drudgerynew
Lutz surveys more than three centuries' worth of self-doubting slackers and proud workaholics in this study of the American slacker.
Seattle Weekly |
Neal Schindler |
06-28-2006 |
Nonfiction
A Hyperliterate Piss-Take?new
The story that Jason Roberts (who, not surprisingly, is a contributor to McSweeney’s) tells is apparently a true one.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
06-22-2006 |
Nonfiction
What About Bob?new
This Dylanologist's cross-reference orgy is a bar-bet settler.
The Village Voice |
Devin McKinney |
06-21-2006 |
Nonfiction
Not a Sheltered Childhoodnew
Erlbaum pulls no punches recalling her down-and-out girlhood.
Seattle Weekly |
Rachel Shimp |
06-21-2006 |
Nonfiction
The Mogul Monsternew
In this new tell-all, Larry Flynt’s business is personal.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mick Farren |
06-16-2006 |
Nonfiction
Hail Maria, Full of Greasenew
Orange County Housecleaners tells the stories of Southern California maids.
OC Weekly |
Gustavo Arellano |
06-16-2006 |
Nonfiction
Q and Not A
Should a talented journalist be prizing uncertainty over answers?
Washington City Paper |
Dave Jamieson |
06-12-2006 |
Nonfiction
'Cribs,' Despot Editionnew
If you’re a heartless dictator, home is where the hideous ersatz pagodas, caged leopards, room-size shoe closets, and bizarre bathroom appliances are.
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
06-09-2006 |
Nonfiction
On Writing Songs for Clay Aikennew
This book is aimed primarily at those willing to hawk their wares as full-time songwriters -- not singers or bandleaders, but the kind of pencil-pushing music geeks who stay home all day working out songs on notepads and MIDI keyboards.
Dig Boston |
Matt Parish |
06-07-2006 |
Nonfiction
Unevenly Seasonednew
Though I've always admired Anthony Bourdain's bravado and his love of a good beer buzz, I somehow feel cheated by this new bouillabaisse of culinary pieces.
Seattle Weekly |
Molly Lori |
06-07-2006 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Anthony Bourdain, The Nasty Bits
Censorship is XXXX XX XXXnew
This new anthology looks at how we silence others and ourselves.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
David Moisl |
05-31-2006 |
Nonfiction
