AltWeeklies Wire
Dollars to Doughnuts
Apparently there's an identity crisis in corporate America -- and it involves doughnuts.
Washington City Paper |
Ian Martinez |
02-03-2006 |
Fiction
Bloody Valentinenew
Subtle magic clashes with pulp fiction storytelling in Eden Robinson's tortured love story.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
02-03-2006 |
Fiction
Tags: Blood Sports, Eden Robinson
Beating the Drum, Dullynew
This Bellwether Prize winning novel about a (fictional) Alaskan alt-weekly editor's moral conundrums is too do-gooder for its own good.
Missoula Independent |
Azita Osanloo |
02-02-2006 |
Fiction
Being Frank Steinnew
Frank recounts the beastly book he stitched together from the fundamental particles of language discovered during his prodigal studies of modern linguistics.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Bell |
02-02-2006 |
Fiction
The Un-Lovely Bonesnew
This British novel is an original take on the usual tale told by an endangered child.
Nashville Scene |
Fernanda Moore |
02-02-2006 |
Fiction
Tongue-Twister Disguised as a Novelnew
Niederhoffer uses baseball metaphors and twin cliches to slowly tease out the process of natural selection.
Seattle Weekly |
Laura Cassidy |
02-01-2006 |
Fiction
Last Nightnew
The sequel to Brightness Falls sets the Calloways adrift in the wake of 9-11.
The Village Voice |
Benjamin Strong |
02-01-2006 |
Fiction
Tags: Jay McInerney, The Good Life
On the Road Againnew
Another fictional hero heads across America in TV actor-turned-novelist's debut.
Nashville Scene |
Wayne Christeson |
01-25-2006 |
Fiction
Tags: Ron McLarty, The Memory of Running
'Til Death Do They Partnew
Two cartoonists muse on the merits of matrimony in new books.
Cleveland Free Times |
Pamela Zoslov |
01-20-2006 |
Fiction
High on Lifenew
This adventure story is also a melancholy reflection on what matters in a life: adventure or acquisitions, challenge or comfort, passion or position?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Bell |
01-19-2006 |
Fiction
Emo Expert in Hipster Playgroundnew
Greenwald's pastiche of emo tropes, dime-store Freud and corny similes adds up to the equivalent of an overly earnest late-night blog post.
The Village Voice |
Akiva Gottlieb |
01-18-2006 |
Fiction
Tags: Andy Greenwald, Miss Misery
'Ette Tu?
Made-up stories about unsensational bastards are, in the end, just too boring for words.
Washington City Paper |
Brian Beutler |
01-13-2006 |
Fiction
Sliding Moresnew
The historical novelist's new book deftly evokes the '60s and '70s.
The Village Voice |
Joy Press |
01-13-2006 |
Fiction
Tags: Sigrid Nunez, The Last of Her Kind
Slim to Nilnew
Bob Armstrong's reflections would be a fascinating story, if only he hadn't tried so hard to write himself into the role of street prophet and pimp poet.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Bell |
01-12-2006 |
Fiction
She So Got a Book Dealnew
Cox, freed from the demands of the lightning-quick blogosphere, seems to have second-guess her usual wisecracks -- without the sex jokes, all that's left is stylized cynicism.
The Village Voice |
Izzy Grinspan |
01-11-2006 |
Fiction
