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The Three Most Absorbing Books of 2011new

Wyatt Williams lists his most compelling reads of the year.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Wyatt Williams |
12-28-2011 |
Books
Photog Attempts to Sidestep Gun Advocacynew

"My art world friends really thought this project was misguided on my part," said New York-based photographer Lindsay McCrum. "But I think that if you have a curiosity about something, you should pursue it."
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
12-23-2011 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Five From Floridanew

Some newer releases from Sunshine State authors
Orlando Weekly |
Jessica Bryce Young |
12-22-2011 |
Fiction
Books for Cooksnew

Volumes of food porn, kitchen science and gastronomic philosophy that earn their place on the shelf.
Orlando Weekly |
Jessica Bryce Young |
12-22-2011 |
Nonfiction
Stragglers own the center of 'Before the End'new

Dagoberto Gilb's new collection, Before the End, After the Beginning, is filled with the strivers, drifters, and dreamers who inhabit the Southwest from Los Angeles to Austin, that long road of exile that runs from broken memories towards the next hopeful, bewildering horizon.
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
12-22-2011 |
Fiction
Alternative, Indeednew

The East Bay Alternative Press Book Fair is a celebration of DIY culture and a substitute for standard holiday shopping.
East Bay Express |
Ellen Cushing |
12-11-2011 |
Books
John Jeremiah Sullivan sees the world anew in Pulpheadnew

The essayist explores America through his generous lens
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Wyatt Williams |
12-05-2011 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: John Jeremiah Sullivan, Pulphead
Philip K. Dick Keeps it (Un)real:new

Hollywood's favorite sci-fi writer didn't think it was all fiction.
Metro Times |
Aaron Mondry |
12-02-2011 |
Nonfiction
Life as Adventurenew

Matt Walker posits that all lives can have meaning and purpose.
Tucson Weekly |
Paul Wine |
12-02-2011 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Endpapers: Winter Readingnew

Some cool books for the coming season.
The Memphis Flyer |
The Flyer Staff |
12-01-2011 |
Books
Epics, Artists, and Revolutionariesnew

Ten of the best books of 2011.
East Bay Express |
Anneli Rufus |
11-28-2011 |
Books
Tags: Best books of 2011
Philip K. Dick's Exegesisnew

New book is a trip inside the mind of the acclaimed science-fiction novelist.
East Bay Express |
Stefanie Kalem |
11-23-2011 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Penn Prof Asks: Why Aren't American Cities Burning?new

Income inequality between blacks and whites has been widening since 1973. Segregation is more severe. Since all data reveals that the inequality that motivated riots of the 1960s and early 1970s has only gotten worse, why then, Michael Katz wonders, has no one lit the match?
Philadelphia Weekly |
Tara Murtha |
11-23-2011 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Sarah Schulman's Future Perfectnew

In The Mere Future, the New York author emerges as a unique voice in speculative fiction.
East Bay Express |
Ellen Cushing |
11-14-2011 |
Author Profiles & Interviews