AltWeeklies Wire
Navel-Gazing Lit: Not Just Online Anymorenew
Checking out the new hard- and softback blogger fiction.
Seattle Weekly |
Karla Starr |
05-01-2007 |
Books
Clove Trees and Chicken Sandwichesnew
Kurt Vonnegut was as curious as a child until the day he died.
Monterey County Weekly |
Laureen Vonnegut |
04-26-2007 |
Books
Fight This Generationnew
Seven years in, the Underground Literary Alliance is regrouping.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Elisa Ludwig |
04-24-2007 |
Books
The Publisher 23new
Curiosity and more than a little obsession drove Doug Mowbray to start putting out books with his imprint twentythreebooks.
Baltimore City Paper |
Brooke Hall |
04-17-2007 |
Books
Kurt Vonnegut, 1922-2007new
God bless you, Mr. Vonnegut, and farewell.
A Quest for Good Sex Prosenew
I'd never considered a career in writing smut until I got fired from my day job as a waiter -- but it wasn't as easy as you'd think.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Justin Juul |
04-11-2007 |
Books
Philly's More Fun When You Get the Facts Straightnew
Travel guides, although often well-intentioned, say all sorts of bizarre things about Philadelphia and the people who live here -- we give you a few choice samples, and our responses.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Joel Tannenbaum |
04-10-2007 |
Books
Don't Call it Sci-finew
Catbird Publishing wants to turn real Bay Area science into high-tech thrillers, and real scientists into novelists.
East Bay Express |
Kara Platoni |
04-05-2007 |
Books
Akhil Sharma and Dara Horn, The Future of American Writersnew
Horn, a scholar of Yiddish and Hebrew literature, and Sharma, a former investment banker, were both recently named to Granta's Best of Young American Novelists list.
Chicago Newcity |
John Freeman |
04-04-2007 |
Books
Chick Lit & Girly Mags Roundupnew
Recommended reading for women.
Birmingham Weekly |
Carrie Rollwagen |
04-03-2007 |
Books
Sci-fi Geeks Battle Comics Dorksnew
A sci-fi legend declares war on scrappy local publisher Fantagraphics -- but in the battle of comix versus futurists, who's the bigger bully?
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
04-02-2007 |
Books
Spring 2007's New Book Roundupnew
The season's most notable releases.
Weekly Alibi |
By John Freeman |
03-27-2007 |
Books
Satanic Snot Rags and Potbellied Dinosaursnew
Here's a spring reading list to thaw your brain, spleen and heart.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Willa Rohrer |
03-26-2007 |
Books
Does Plagiarism Exist?new
Jonathan Lethem and Richard Posner butt heads over the question at a panel discussion.
Chicago Reader |
Harold Henderson |
03-26-2007 |
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Making the Listnew
Granta once again examines the best and brightest of a new generation.
Weekly Alibi |
John Freeman |
03-13-2007 |
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