AltWeeklies Wire
Mark Twain Minus the N-Wordnew
Can’t anybody teach anymore?
NOW Magazine |
Susan G. Cole |
01-05-2011 |
Books
Tags: Mark Twain, Huckleberry Finn
Long May You Runnew
The Last Good War: The Faces and Voices of World War II reminds us that we need to hear the stories of veterans while they’re still among us.
Easy Reader |
Bondo Wyszpolski |
01-03-2011 |
Nonfiction
Leslie Dunton-Downer Discusses The Rapidly Evolving Languagenew
If The English Is Coming! by Leslie Dunton-Downer sounds like a Palinism, maybe that's the point. Language -- especially English -- is malleable, and what initially sounds wrong can also make its own kind of sense and even end up as the norm.
INDY Week |
David Klein |
12-30-2010 |
Nonfiction
Tags: The English Is Coming!
Tattoos, Tequila and Tediumnew
Mike Sager is saving grace on Vince Neil bio.
Boise Weekly |
Amy Atkins |
12-15-2010 |
Nonfiction
Pinocchio, Vampire Slayer Carves Up Disneyfied Classicnew
Van Jensen and Dusty Higgins' trilogy transcends vampire shtick.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
11-30-2010 |
Fiction
America's Most Dangerous Publishernew
For Adam Parfrey, publishing the Unabomber's book is all in a day's work.
Seattle Weekly |
Ellis E. Conklin |
11-29-2010 |
Books
Unhappy Returnsnew
Zombies enliven Colorado Springs in a new adventure book with an '80s twist.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Kirsten Akens |
11-24-2010 |
Books
If Only Bush Had Taken Bong Hits with Harold and Kumarnew
The most shocking revelation in Decision Points by George W. Bush is not one that you've read about already.
Charleston City Paper |
Chris Haire |
11-17-2010 |
Nonfiction
Tags: George W. Bush, Decision Points
Jindal on Your Kindlenew
Gov. Bobby Jindal's memoir, Leadership and Crisis, will be released Nov. 15.
Keith Richards's Lifenew
The Rolling Stone spills all — eloquently.
Boston Phoenix |
Joyce Millman |
11-15-2010 |
Nonfiction
Altared Statesnew
Bestselling author and Harvard professor Robert Putnam believes we're a religiously tolerant people -- just don't start in on politics.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chet Hardin |
11-12-2010 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Crocheting Cupcakes with Twinkie Channew
A San Francisco crafter crochets food.
East Bay Express |
Anneli Rufus |
11-11-2010 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Twinkie Chan
Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War is a Familiar Tour of Dutynew
For Karl Marlantes, a highly decorated Vietnam veteran, the publication of his book may very well exorcise his Vietnam demons. It may also do the same for his comrades in arms.
INDY Week |
Adam Sobsey |
11-10-2010 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Vietnam War, Karl Marlantes
Acid Christnew
Excerpts of the unauthorized biography of Ken Kesey.
Willamette Week |
Mark Christensen and Aaron Mesh |
11-10-2010 |
Excerpts
Crank That ATLnew
Atlanta: Hip-Hop and the South snaps the city's next generation of rappers.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Christina Lee |
11-09-2010 |
Books
