AltWeeklies Wire
Bones of Lifenew
Septuagenarian Philip Roth meditates on sex, family and death.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
05-26-2006 |
Fiction
Tags: Philip Roth, Everyman
Fierce Beastsnew
The stories in this collection are somewhat disturbing, offering a caustic look at the plight of angry young guys across Canada.
NOW Magazine |
Zoe Whittall |
05-25-2006 |
Fiction
Tags: Indigenous Beasts, Nathan Sellyn
The Possibility of an Islandnew
France's most controversial writer succumbs to adolescent impulses yet again.
Willamette Week |
Lisa Hoashi |
05-24-2006 |
Fiction
Baggy, Enjoyable Picaresquenew
Duck Soup meets ethnic cleansing on the Caspian in Shteyngart's latest.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
05-24-2006 |
Fiction
Tags: Absurdistan, Gary Shteyngart
Odyssean Tasknew
The Suitors delves into Homer's tale for a modern rumination on desire.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Anthony Miller |
05-19-2006 |
Fiction
Tags: Ben Ehrenreich, The Suitors
Postmarked 'Gimmickville'new
Almond throws a blast of cold water on his latest literary masterpiece, Which Brings Me To You.
Dig Boston |
Steve Almond |
05-17-2006 |
Fiction
From Russia With Love Handlesnew
Shteyngart's follow-up to The Russian Debutante's Handbook is less than appetizing.
The Village Voice |
Carla Blumenkranz |
05-17-2006 |
Fiction
Tags: Absurdistan, Gary Shteyngart
Macaroni and Pearlsnew
This is a compilation of Fennelly's real-life letters to Kathleen, former student, friend and young mother to be.
Jackson Free Press |
Margaret Cahoon |
05-13-2006 |
Fiction
Seedy, Needy, and Neuroticnew
This series of vignettes involves characters in offensive TV commercials who have their dignity and humanity robbed from them in service of the sale.
Dig Boston |
Joe Keohane |
05-10-2006 |
Fiction
Tainted Giftsnew
D'Ambrosio supplies wringing empathy from the cloth of everyday manias.
Seattle Weekly |
John Freeman |
05-10-2006 |
Fiction
'Broken' Soviet Scenenew
Pierre's second novel is a tale of globalization, guns and cherry-flavored madness.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Willa Rohrer |
05-08-2006 |
Fiction
Too Much Talknew
The authors have talent, but Which Brings Me to You is still a frustrating romantic comedy.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
05-05-2006 |
Fiction
Day of the Rabbitnew
Theme parks and serial killers abound in Karp's first novel.
L.A. Weekly |
Geoff Nicholson |
05-04-2006 |
Fiction
Tags: Marshall Karp, The Rabbit Factory
Lemony Snippetsnew
Handler writes infuriatingly charming fiction.
L.A. Weekly |
Nathan Ihara |
05-04-2006 |
Fiction
Tags: Adverbs, Daniel Handler
Rich in Anecdotenew
Equal parts Annie Hall and Love Letters, this epistolary novel follows two smitten thirtysomethings with more education than common sense -- and even more libido.
Seattle Weekly |
Kate Silver |
05-03-2006 |
Fiction
