AltWeeklies Wire
Criminal activity drives Terra McVoy's latest novelnew
Local young adult novelist takes a dark, illicit turn with her fifth novel
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Laura Straub |
05-02-2013 |
Fiction
Pinocchio, Vampire Slayer Carves Up Disneyfied Classicnew
Van Jensen and Dusty Higgins' trilogy transcends vampire shtick.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
11-30-2010 |
Fiction
Chang-Rae Lee Hits Operatic Notes in 'The Surrendered'new
Epic, ambitious and expansive are the sort of words that tempt use when describing The Surrendered.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Wyatt Williams |
04-13-2010 |
Fiction
Tags: Chang-rae Lee, The Surrendered
Thomas Mullen Breathes Life into 'The Firefly Brothers'new
"It all began when they died." So begins The Many Deaths of the Firefly Brothers, Decatur resident Thomas Mullen's new book about a pair of Depression-era bank robbers who have a little problem with dying.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Wyatt Williams |
02-09-2010 |
Fiction
Jamie Iredell Bends His Prose Poems Into a Novelistic Arcnew
The narrator of Jamie Iredell's Prose. Poems. A Novel. is named Larry, but no one ever calls him that. His co-worker Sharon calls him a "fucking son of a bitch" – a more fitting moniker despite its lack of brevity.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Wyatt Williams |
01-19-2010 |
Fiction
Jayne Anne Phillips Summons Faulkner in 'Lark & Termite'new
On July 26, 1950, Corp. Robert Leavitt is leading a frenzied retreat in rural Korea. On July 26, 1959, his orphaned son Termite is sitting under a tree in West Virginia waiting for a rainstorm. Inside the house, Termite's half-sister Lark is baking him a birthday cake.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Wyatt Williams |
01-12-2010 |
Fiction
Neil Gaiman Still Writes in the Shadow of His Masterpiecenew
Neil Gaiman's output equals only the tiniest fraction of the Disney corporate empire but he's a staggeringly prolific and eclectic creator. In the past 15 years, he's shifted his creative focus away from comics to other forms, including novels, kid-friendly picture books and high-profile screenplays.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
01-12-2010 |
Fiction
Tags: The Graveyard Book, neil gaiman
Dating Himself Into a Cornernew
Greenwald’s either crafted a nifty pop-culture time capsule or an already dated nod to modern life.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Heather Kuldell |
03-10-2006 |
Fiction
Tags: Andy Greenwald, Miss Misery
Remembrance of Persons Passednew
The souls in Brockmeier's novel eat, drink and sleep, although their hearts never beat.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Bell |
02-16-2006 |
Fiction
Remembrance of Persons Pastnew
Death, like magic and insanity, has always provided a good excuse for authors to go nonlinear with their writing, and Brockmeier uses the opportunity to gorgeous effect.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Bell |
02-09-2006 |
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
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
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
Screwing With Your Headnew
The author uses this method in attracting readers: The bigger the lie, the more they'll believe it.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Bell |
12-15-2005 |
Fiction
Bibliophile in a Bindnew
The House of Paper is nevertheless a soulful study of the peculiar passions and perils of bibliomania.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Bell |
12-08-2005 |
Fiction
