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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

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

Oil and Water: A Graphic Accountnew

A new graphic novel about the Gulf oil disaster.
Gambit  |  Alex Woodward  |  11-29-2011  |  Books

Epics, Artists, and Revolutionariesnew

Ten of the best books of 2011.
East Bay Express  |  Anneli Rufus  |  11-28-2011  |  Books

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

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