AltWeeklies Wire
Life On the Roadnew
Over the course of three years, Shydner and Schiff talked with many stand-up comics about the good, the bad and the interesting people, places and things they encountered while trying to make audiences laugh, and they've compiled them all here.
NUVO |
Joe O'Gara |
01-04-2007 |
Nonfiction
Whimsical Meets Macabrenew
Though not of the same caliber as his novels, this collection of short stories will engross any Gaiman aficionado.
Tags: Fragile Things, neil gaiman
Music As Magicnew
This six-issue comic mini-series reads like a bittersweet love letter to pop music, filled with moments of pride and shame, accompanied by sobering artwork.
NUVO |
Sean Hansen |
01-04-2007 |
Nonfiction
Take Me Outnew
The Franz Ferdinand singer's compilation of Guardian food columns is a fun read.
SF Weekly |
Jennifer Maerz |
01-04-2007 |
Nonfiction
Musto vs. Mustonew
Our gossip maven talks to himself about starfucking, outing, and his new book.
The Village Voice |
Michael Musto |
01-04-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: La Dolce Musto, Michael Musto
Literary Diarrheanew
To call reading this book a waste of time is almost an insult to activities like picking your toes and staring at the wall.
Dig Boston |
Luke O'Neil |
01-03-2007 |
Fiction
Tags: Against the Day, Thomas Pynchon
The Beagle Bites Backnew
Levine is not cowed by caricatures of Darwin as the man who claimed that a human is just a monkey's nephew -- rather, he takes more seriously Max Weber's contention that modern, reductionist science has expelled meaning and value from the world.
San Antonio Current |
Steven G. Kellman |
01-03-2007 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Darwin Loves You, George Levine
Mumbai on the Makenew
Chandra's Sacred Games is the new year's big novel.
Chicago Newcity |
John Freeman |
01-03-2007 |
Fiction
Tags: Sacred Games, Vikram Chandra
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 |
Books
Reading Eric Rudolph's Mindnew
Maryanne Vollers probes Rudolph's background and psychology to learn why he became a terrorist, drawing on her exclusive correspondence with him.
Mountain Xpress |
Jon Elliston |
12-29-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Lone Wolf, Maryanne Vollers
Man in Backnew
Johnny Cash sideman Marshall Grant goes on the record with a new book and an exclusive interview.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Davis |
12-22-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Neither Prescriptive nor Naivenew
Cairns crafts poems of faith in an age when readers are liable to greet the subject with cynicism.
Tags: Compass of Affection, Scott Cairns
Tender Merciesnew
Walking is a transformative read for anyone who has ever thought about what it means to forgive.
NOW Magazine |
Zoe Whittall |
12-22-2006 |
Nonfiction
Fun and Breezynew
"Bling is a concept, a sound effect, a light refraction, a lifestyle," write authors Reggie Osse and Gabriel Tolliver in the introduction to Bling.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Mosi Reeves |
12-21-2006 |
Nonfiction
