AltWeeklies Wire
Behind the Controversial Anthology of Rapnew
Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. called The Anthology of Rap "an essential contribution to our living literary tradition," while Chuck D said it "might just break the commercial trance that's had rap in a chokehold for the past several years." But it's also the hip-hop tale of AWOL fathers and fractured identities, of bitter duels and fiery smackdowns.
Print vs. Pixels: Should Green-Minded Readers Switch to E-Books?new
I love books. I still have the paperback of Wuthering Heights I bought in 1978 for 95 cents, though I can access its complete text on my iPhone. I remember the sights and smells of all my favorite bookstores and libraries, from Burlington to Boston to Berkeley to Paris. So, why am I considering buying an e-reader?
Seven Days |
Margot Harrison |
04-15-2011 |
Books
Henry Rollins Ages Against the Machinenew
Henry Rollins has no problem filling two hours with talk. Taking nary a sip of water, he motored through a sold-out seated show at The Independent in San Francisco Saturday night.
East Bay Express |
George Chen |
04-14-2011 |
Books
What Happened After MLK Died?new
Rebecca Burns examines the week following Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination in her new book, Burial for a King.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Wyatt Williams |
01-17-2011 |
Books
Tags: Burial for a King
Mark Twain Minus the N-Wordnew
Can’t anybody teach anymore?
NOW Magazine |
Susan G. Cole |
01-05-2011 |
Books
Tags: Mark Twain, Huckleberry Finn
America's Most Dangerous Publishernew
For Adam Parfrey, publishing the Unabomber's book is all in a day's work.
Seattle Weekly |
Ellis E. Conklin |
11-29-2010 |
Books
Crank That ATLnew
Atlanta: Hip-Hop and the South snaps the city's next generation of rappers.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Christina Lee |
11-09-2010 |
Books
Mark Twain's Last Stuntnew
Suppressed for one hundred years, Autobiography of Mark Twain has become one of UC Berkeley's biggest literary events of all time.
East Bay Express |
David Downs |
10-20-2010 |
Books
Extinction On Demand?new
Will print-on-demand technology save publishing or deliver its final death blow?
Baltimore City Paper |
Rachel Monroe |
09-20-2010 |
Books
Tags: POD
Getting the Word Outnew
Authors take the initiative and choose to publish themselves
Palo Alto Weekly |
Carol Blitzer and Karla Kane |
08-09-2010 |
Books
Tags: Self Publishing
Author Explores the Rise of Christian Nationalism in Canadanew
Mainstream-media reporters and columnists are largely unaware of the growing influence of the religious right in Canada, according to Marci McDonald, the author of a new book on the subject.
The Georgia Straight |
Charlie Smith |
05-24-2010 |
Books
Book Excerpt: 'The Death of Josseline'new
The heartbreaking story of a 14-year old migrant girl--just one story from an amazing new book featuring dispatches from the U.S.-Mexico border.
Tucson Weekly |
Margaret Regan |
03-31-2010 |
Books
Ai, Poet Extraordinaire, Diesnew
The poet Ai, whose work was astoundingly varied and consistently forceful, passed away last week from pneumonia. She was 62. Ai was born Florence Johnson but changed her name to the Japanese word for love.
Weekly Alibi |
Erin Adair-Hodges |
03-30-2010 |
Books
Dinner with Franny and Zooey: For Nicole Klosterman, Reading is Socialnew
Nicole Klosterman's read some books enough times to describe the plot-twists with photographic recall. She'll tell you what the characters ate, what music they listened to, when and why they had nervous breakdowns. Klosterman reads for pleasure and escape.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
03-24-2010 |
Books
'Creative Nonfiction' Begins Life Anew as a Quarterly Magazinenew
At the recent relaunch party for Pittsburgh-based literary journal Creative Nonfiction as a quarterly magazine, editor Lee Gutkind showed he hasn't forgotten old insults to the genre he's strived to popularize.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Bill O'Driscoll |
03-15-2010 |
Books
