AltWeeklies Wire
Nothing is wasted in She of the Mountainsnew
Vivek Shraya's new novel is an exploration of bisexual love
VUE Weekly |
Chris Chang-Yen Phillips |
09-25-2014 |
Fiction
The Bluest Eyes and Obama's legacynew
Toni Morrison's fiction shows there might be more to Washington dysfunction that straight politics.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Lee Miller |
09-30-2013 |
Fiction
Tags: The Bluest Eye, Toni Morrison
The Fiction Issue: The Earth Will Swallow Younew
An embarrassment of literary riches. That's how Alissa Nutting characterized Cleveland's writing scene. And it's true. There are riches for everyone if you know where to look and are curious enough to take a peek.
Cleveland Scene |
Mary Doria Russell, Kevin P. Keating, Thrity Umrigar, James Renner, Dan Chaon, Daniel Wessler Riordan, Alissa Nutting, Chris Drabick and Megan Erwin |
09-26-2013 |
Fiction
Seasons of Migration: Arab Spring Perspectivenew
From the grave, literary icon Tayeb Salih deftly elucidates the underlying social forces propelling the Arab Spring conflicts.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Lee Miller |
08-08-2013 |
Fiction
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hydenew
How industrialization helped to foster the compartmentalization of "good" and "evil," a duality that continues to challenge modern figures such as James Holmes and Oscar Pistorius.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Lee Miller |
03-14-2013 |
Fiction
Tags: Robert Louis Stevenson
Revisiting Vonnegut's Player Pianonew
You got to hand it to Kurt Vonnegut: he predicted the destructive power of automation over 60 years ago, a warning that is applicable today.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Lee Miller |
10-01-2012 |
Fiction
Tags: Kurt Vonnegut
Lee on Literature: Atlas Shruggednew
Ayn Rand's 1957 novel, Atlas Shrugged, articulates an essential, underlying divergence in philosophy between Democrats and Republicans and helps explain the current, bitter political disharmony.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Lee Miller |
08-30-2012 |
Fiction
Tags: Ayn Rand
Apocalypse How?new
Young adult sci-fi is supposed to make us question society. Is the current crop of young adult dystopian lit holding up its end of the bargain?
Orlando Weekly |
Ashley Belanger |
08-22-2012 |
Fiction
Enemies Foreign and Domesticnew
Dave Eggers and Ben Fountain have written two of the best novels of the year (so far).
The Stranger |
Paul Constant |
08-08-2012 |
Fiction
Lee on Literature: The Spider's Housenew
The roots of turmoil currently blooming in Syria and other nations of the Arab Spring are carefully explored in The Spider's House.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Lee Miller |
06-08-2012 |
Fiction
Bleak Frames and Guiltnew
David Lester depicts the shadowy relationship between words and actions in the graphic novel, The Listener.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Nicole Gluckstern |
05-27-2011 |
Fiction
Interrogating Donald Rumsfeldnew
Published by McSweeney's, Donald imagines what would happen if the former defense secretary were abducted to a detainment center much like Guantanamo or Bagram and subjected to "enhanced interrogation."
Tags: Donald Rumsfeld, Eric Martin
Rosanne Cash keeps composure, discusses new memoirnew
Cash discusses her feelings about the film Walk the Line, her early musical influences and having Morrissey as an in-law.
Tags: Rosanne Cash
Gary Shteyngart Writes Another Smelly Booknew
Gary Shteyngart's 'Super Sad True Love Story' tries to be many things. But primarily, it's the finest piece of anti-iPhone propaganda ever written, a cautionary tale full of distracted drones unwilling to tear themselves away from their little glowing screens long enough to make eye contact, let alone an actual lasting connection, with another human being.
The Village Voice |
Rob Harvilla |
08-04-2010 |
Fiction
Tags: Gary Shteyngart
Fortunately, Peter Hedges Decided Against Writing A 'Serious' Booknew
Peter Hedges’ novel The Heights is crying to be filmed. I assume it will be and I recommend everyone read it before you’re forced to buy a copy with a stupid movie tie-in cover.
New Haven Advocate |
Eva Geertz |
03-16-2010 |
Fiction
Tags: The Heights, Peter Hedges
