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Advocating for the Final Big Chillnew
Boomsday is more bitter than his previous novels, with a deeply cynical edge that should appeal to fans of Martin Amis and Max Barry.
Willamette Week |
Kevin Allman |
04-25-2007 |
Fiction
Tags: Boomsday, Christopher Buckley
Carefully Written, but Hard To Relate Tonew
A lost manuscript reveals a fantastical world of books in The Secret of Lost Things.
Willamette Week |
Lisa Hoashi |
03-29-2007 |
Fiction
Needs Less Joyce and More Noirnew
A Booker Prize winner writes a smart, if predictable, crime novel.
Willamette Week |
Matt Buckingham |
03-22-2007 |
Fiction
Tags: Benjamin Black, Christine Falls
The Homogenous Continentnew
Alarcon channels South America, but won't pinpoint it on a map.
Willamette Week |
Lisa Hoashi |
02-21-2007 |
Fiction
Tags: Daniel Alarcon, Lost City Radio
Pushy, Stubborn and Kind of Dumbnew
Blum's latest work is weird, and not in a good way.
Willamette Week |
Paige Richmond |
01-10-2007 |
Fiction
Tags: Split Creek, V.O. Blum
Cheesier Than Velveeta's Factorynew
Schorr gives Portland the suspense thriller it never knew it wanted.
Willamette Week |
Michael Byrne |
11-22-2006 |
Fiction
Tags: Borderline, Mark Schorr
Certifiable Postmodern Fictionnew
"Let there be light" in the dark world of 90s alternative rock.
Willamette Week |
Paige Richmond |
09-21-2006 |
Fiction
Tags: Artificial Light, James Greer
Missing Intimacynew
When emotions are fragile, Nadelson pushes them to the breaking point.
Willamette Week |
Paige Richmond |
08-03-2006 |
Fiction
A Safe Choicenew
Considering the risky business that is fiction publishing today, it seems odd that printing a novella by an unknown author could be considered a safe move for a small, independent publisher.
Willamette Week |
Karla Starr |
06-28-2006 |
Fiction
Tags: Girls in Peril, Karen Lee Boren
The Possibility of an Islandnew
France's most controversial writer succumbs to adolescent impulses yet again.
Willamette Week |
Lisa Hoashi |
05-24-2006 |
Fiction
Death and Healingnew
Strayed's impressive debut illuminates the profound difficulty of a mother's death.
Willamette Week |
Lisa Hoashi |
03-29-2006 |
Fiction
Tags: Cheryl Strayed, Torch
Rarely Radiatingnew
Dean largely misses in her attempt at true radiance.
Willamette Week |
Matt Buckingham |
03-22-2006 |
Fiction
