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Book review: Preston Lauterbach's The Chitlin' Circuit: And the Road to Rock 'n' Rollnew
One thing about the "roots of rock & roll"... is that those roots were tangled, down and dirty, definitely "underground," and nearly always an antidote for "respectable" mainstream culture — which also means that the club owners and promoters were often found on the wrong side of the law.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
John Grooms |
09-19-2011 |
Nonfiction
Four Brilliant Authors and Why They're Douchebagsnew
There are some truly brilliant authors who have such deep moral lapses that if we'd known about them before we probably never would've read any of their works no matter how brilliant. That was the key to putting together this list.
Houston Press |
Jef With One F |
09-19-2011 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Child's Play with Jim Coheenew
With The Swan, the 67-year-old debut novelist writes from the perspective of a child.
East Bay Express |
Ellen Cushing |
09-15-2011 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Cookbook on a Missionnew
Anthony Myint and Karen Leibowitz help McSweeney's gain entree to your kitchen.
East Bay Express |
Stefanie Kalem |
09-08-2011 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Lewis Shiner's Dark Tangos, a Novel of Argentina's Dirty Warnew
Dark Tangos is a frank and direct look at the horrific underpinnings of the Argentinian people's complaint against their former government, and Shiner's precise and unmannered description, much like his description of the tango, is more illuminating than more stylized prose.
Tags: Dark Tangos
Jennifer Shaw’s ‘Hurricane Story’new
Photographs of children’s toys threw yet another fatiguing stain of kitsch into the cultural wash over the last decade.
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
09-07-2011 |
Nonfiction
Byron’s Hex: San Antonio Author’s Occult Fantasynew
Lord Byron might have been described by his ex-lover Lady Caroline Lamb as “mad, bad, and dangerous to know”
San Antonio Current |
Roberto Ontiveros |
09-01-2011 |
Books
Duke Professor Cathy Davidson's Powerful Now You See Itnew
By looking at the historical and philosophical underpinnings of the modern school and workplace, Davidson makes a persuasive case for her book's subtitle: How the Brain Science of Attention Will Transform the Way We Live, Work, and Learn.
INDY Week |
Marc Maximov |
08-25-2011 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Cathy Davidson
The Food Fight Rages Onnew
Angry Mom Amy Kalafa takes her cause to the page.
East Bay Express |
Stefanie Kalem |
08-24-2011 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Adult Fantasy Author Lev Grossman on His Work, Harry Potter and Evelyn Waughnew
No, it's not the Harry Potter series—it's The Magicians by Lev Grossman, an adult take on the Hogwarts mythos that took the fantasy subgenre by storm in 2009 (and which is decidedly not for kids).
INDY Week |
Gerry Canavan |
08-24-2011 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Fruitful Memoriesnew
Romney Steele harvests fruit and memories in her new cookbook Plum Gorgeous.
East Bay Express |
April Kilcrease |
08-24-2011 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Extra Lives: Why Video Games Matternew
Gamers are typically no sufferers of hardship.
San Antonio Current |
Adam Villela Coronado |
08-19-2011 |
Nonfiction
Parasite Therapy: Rob Dunn's The Wild Life of Our Bodiesnew
One increasingly tenable theory holds that the disproportionate prevalence of a spectrum of disorders in affluent nations -- from allergies and asthma to diabetes and Crohn's disease -- may be because we miss our worms.
INDY Week |
Marc Maximov |
08-17-2011 |
Nonfiction
Stacy Carlson Explores the Wonderfulnew
In her debut novel, a giantess and a widowed taxidermist fumble toward humanity.
East Bay Express |
Stefanie Kalem |
08-16-2011 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Diesel, Stacy Carlson
Ian Bogost reveals How to Do Things With Videogamesnew
Georgia Tech professor's new books expand the playing field for video games
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
08-09-2011 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
