AltWeeklies Wire
'Cribs,' Despot Editionnew
If you’re a heartless dictator, home is where the hideous ersatz pagodas, caged leopards, room-size shoe closets, and bizarre bathroom appliances are.
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
06-09-2006 |
Nonfiction
This Book Could Be Your Lifenew
Chuck Klosterman discusses pop culture and why his days of writing memoirs are over ... for now.
Boulder Weekly |
Vince Darcangelo |
06-09-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Men Are Fleetingnew
Chicks are forever.
L.A. Weekly |
Gendy Alimurung |
06-08-2006 |
Fiction
Tags: Deanna Kizis, Finishing Touches
On Writing Songs for Clay Aikennew
This book is aimed primarily at those willing to hawk their wares as full-time songwriters -- not singers or bandleaders, but the kind of pencil-pushing music geeks who stay home all day working out songs on notepads and MIDI keyboards.
Dig Boston |
Matt Parish |
06-07-2006 |
Nonfiction
Mr. Robotonew
Daniel Wilson is making the world safe for robots, one reader at a time.
Willamette Week |
Joanna Cantor |
06-07-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Unevenly Seasonednew
Though I've always admired Anthony Bourdain's bravado and his love of a good beer buzz, I somehow feel cheated by this new bouillabaisse of culinary pieces.
Seattle Weekly |
Molly Lori |
06-07-2006 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Anthony Bourdain, The Nasty Bits
Text Booknew
Perplexed Pakistanis fill this rudeboy debut.
The Village Voice |
Gautam Hans |
06-07-2006 |
Fiction
Tags: Gautam Malkani, Londonstani
Ghetto Fictionnew
It used to be what you'd hear at the barbershop, and now it's being passed off as literature.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Kia Gregory |
06-05-2006 |
Books
Citizen Noamnew
Noam Chomsky discusses his new book, the U.S., Iraq and whether the Democrats will bring their A-game this November.
Boulder Weekly |
Grace Hood |
06-02-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Failed States, Noam Chomsky
Mojo Risingnew
In his new novel, Robinson kills off a music journalist.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
06-02-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Peter Robinson, Piece of My Heart
Life Drawingnew
With a new graphic memoir, cartoonist Alison Bechdel proves she's more than just a "Dyke to Watch Out For."
Seven Days |
Margot Harrison |
06-01-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Longshot Miraclesnew
Arnoult survived teen pregnancy, ADHD, Internet dating and a house fire -- and still published two acclaimed books in the last six months.
Nashville Scene |
Maria Browning |
06-01-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Darnell Arnoult, Sufficient Grace
The Spider and the Waspnew
We speak with John Updike about his Terrorist.
L.A. Weekly |
Mehammed Mack |
06-01-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: John Updike, terrorist
The Beaver Trapnew
Allan MacDonell survives 20 years at Hustler.
L.A. Weekly |
Dave Shulman |
06-01-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Censorship is XXXX XX XXXnew
This new anthology looks at how we silence others and ourselves.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
David Moisl |
05-31-2006 |
Nonfiction
