AltWeeklies Wire
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 |
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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 |
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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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Tome Raider: Viva Octavia Butlernew
Why is she still known as "that black, female science fiction writer?"
Seattle Weekly |
Karla Starr |
03-05-2007 |
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Paint the Town Readnew
Jack Kerouac's back, and Denver's literary scene is on a scroll.
Hunter S. Thompson Was Wrongnew
Strange rumblings from the Gonzo afterlife ... Ralph Steadman ink stains and battle scars ... the suicide solution ... an outlaw's farewell, a son's revenge.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Steve Appleford |
01-02-2007 |
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The Fearless Personal Inventorynew
Urban archaeology and the pleasures of mortification.
L.A. Weekly |
Joshuah Bearman |
12-11-2006 |
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Literary Hideawaynew
Legendary New York editor Gary Fisketjon searches for the Great American Novel -- from a farmhouse in Tennessee.
Nashville Scene |
Clay Risen |
12-11-2006 |
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Read the Novel, Then Update the Wikinew
Meet the man in charge of the effort to decode all the hidden signs and clues in Thomas Pynchon's latest.
East Bay Express |
Chris Thompson |
12-08-2006 |
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The Art of Disagreeingnew
Writer Fernando Garavito was given refuge in the U.S. by Cities of Asylum.
Weekly Alibi |
Abi Blueher |
12-05-2006 |
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Framednew
We've got holiday gifts for everyone (who loves books with pictures).
San Antonio Current |
John Defore |
11-29-2006 |
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Do You Haiku?new
We celebrate Siobhan Adcock's Hipster Haiku with one of our own.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Natlie Nichols |
11-28-2006 |
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The Good Partsnew
I found my place in the world by writing erotica.
Baltimore City Paper |
Petula Caesar |
10-03-2006 |
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His Waynew
The "absolutely honest" Charles Bukowski finds a home at The Huntington.
Pasadena Weekly |
Nikki Bazar |
09-19-2006 |
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