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Cartoonist Joe Glisson Releases His Second Book
Syracuse New Times' multiple award-winning cartoonist has release his second book of work, this one chronicling his 25 years covering the political scene.
Syracuse New Times |
Molly English |
10-08-2008 |
Books
Tags: Joe Glisson, Seems Like Old Times
People's Historian Howard Zinn Has Hope for America's Futurenew
At the age of 86, Zinn's commentary remains as imperative as ever in understanding up-and-coming social movements through a historical lens.
Boulder Weekly |
Erica Grossman |
10-06-2008 |
Books
David Foster Wallace: 1962-2008new
Several of my artistic heroes have died in recent years, but they were older or no longer productive, and when I learned that David Foster Wallace had committed suicide I was far more shocked and upset.
Baltimore City Paper |
Tim Kreider |
09-30-2008 |
Books
Tags: David Foster Wallace
Pulp Mag Reprints Find an Audience ... Againnew
A publisher quaintly called Nostalgia Ventures offers us a peek into the national fantasies of the last time America was broke, whipped, and paranoid all at once.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Ron Garmon |
09-26-2008 |
Books
Infinite Loss: David Foster Wallace and the Troublesome, Inescapable 'I'new
"Was he a good writer?" asked the young sales clerk at Borders.
L.A. Weekly |
Gendy Alimurung |
09-19-2008 |
Books
Tags: David Foster Wallace, obituaries
Want to Sell a Book? Make a Movie.new
Oregon's own Powell's is teaching New York a new trick. It's called Out Of the Book, and it's a series of bite-sized films about ... what else? Books and the quirky people who write them.
Willamette Week |
John Minervini |
09-17-2008 |
Books
A Companion Guide/Shameless Propaganda for 'Orange County: A Personal History'new
Orange County lacks two things: footnotes and pictures. Following are some of the missing pieces, along with chapter descriptions to entice ustedes into buying the book.
Fall Books for Winners and Sinnersnew
Ah, fall, when Nobel Prize winners are announced -- and, now, when past winners turn up with more good reading.
Boston Phoenix |
Barbara Hoffert |
09-11-2008 |
Books
Tags: Books, fall preview
Detroit's African-American Writers, Playwrights and Poets Get a Space of Their Ownnew
The development of the African American Literature Special Collection at Wayne State University's Purdy-Kresge Library began in April 2005, when Assistant Dean and Development Director Barton Lessin was approached by Don Vest, co-owner of Broadside Press.
Metro Times |
Norene Cashen |
09-02-2008 |
Books
Brian Azzarello's '100 Bullets' Comic Coming to an Endnew
The awe-inspiring creation will end its decade-long run after just seven more issues. Since its inception, the stars have aligned to enable Azzarello's labyrinthine revenge/noir series to evolve into one of the most memorable comics in recent years.
Chicago Newcity |
Michael Moreci |
08-27-2008 |
Books
A New Quarterly Helps Us Understand Who We Think We Arenew
A new quarterly hopes to provide more background about the world and less foreground. It's called Dispatches and this inaugural issue focuses on American culture, looking at it from "the inside out, the outside in," write the editors.
Charleston City Paper |
John Stoehr |
08-20-2008 |
Books
Rock Critic Byron Coley on the No More Bush Tournew
As George W. Bush's departure looms, Coley has concocted a sequel to "More Hair Less Bush" with another cavalcade of artists who "honk the horn of freedom with both hands." Said honkers include guitar wizard Jack Rose, noise magician Karl Bauer (aka Axolotl), and avant-folk duo MV/EE, along with poets such as Valerie Webber and Charles Plymell.
Baltimore City Paper |
Marc Masters |
08-12-2008 |
Books
Dog Days Reading Listnew
Niagara Falls this summer? Rome, Paris, Florence? Don't get stranded at O'Hare with the proper reading material. Includes review of Our Dumb World: Atlas of the Planet Earth, Inventing Niagara: Beauty, Power, and Lies, Dear American Airlines, and more.
The Memphis Flyer |
Staff |
08-01-2008 |
Books
The God Who Capped Himself: Thomas M. Disch, 1940-2008new
In a literary culture that supposedly cherishes irony, the passing of such a master ironist has been remarkably little noted. That Disch likely took his life on July 4th (his body was discovered July 5) probably wasn't meant as tribute to our subtle wits either.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Ron Garmon |
08-01-2008 |
Books
Submerged in Summer Reading: Seasonal Reads by Orlando-Area Scribesnew
Because it's been such a busy season of book releases, we grabbed a handful that had an Orlando connection and set to reading. Lo and behold, there was promise and perfection to be found among the titles.
Orlando Weekly |
Liz Langley, Bob Whitby and Lindy T. Shepherd |
07-24-2008 |
Books
Tags: summer reading, Pioneers, After Hours at the Almost Home, 100 Miles, 78 Days, and One Heck of an Adventure, and the Home Party, Earl Tupper, Hiking the Florida Trail: 1, Photography of Bruce Mozert, Silver Springs: The Underwater, The Fortuneteller’s Lay, The Year of Disappearances, Tupperware Unsealed: Brownie Wise, Two Pairs of Boots
