AltWeeklies Wire
Teenage wastelandnew
Long a curious footnote of American punk, Detroit hardcore (think Negative Approach, Necros) finally gets its due, thanks to two handsome books showing the Detroit hardcore scene for what it was: fast, angry and, finally, self-imploding.
Metro Times |
Michael Jackman |
07-28-2010 |
Nonfiction
Why We Hate the Oil Companiesnew
An interview with former Shell President John Hofmeister, whose new book attempts to re-frame the current polarized views on energy from an "insider" perspective.
Association of Alternative Newsmedia |
Julia Goldberg |
07-27-2010 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: politicians, drilling, global warming, Obama, solar, BP oil spill, wind power, John Hofmeister
Stairway to Cleveland: My Dinner with Harvey Pekarnew
My dinner with Harvey Pekar -- three weeks ago
Austin Chronicle |
Raoul Hernandez |
07-19-2010 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Harvey Pekar
'Citizen Soldier'
A National Guardsman writes about his year spent trying to train the Afghan National Army to fight the Taliban.
Syracuse New Times |
Molly English |
06-24-2010 |
Books
Tags: Citizen Soldier, Molly English
Sebastian Junger's Gripping Chronicle of Afghanistannew
Sebastian Junger's meditations on fear, killing and love—and on the intoxicating allure of combat for one group of young men—will no doubt earn WAR a well-deserved spot among the great works of combat journalism.
INDY Week |
Bronwen Dickey |
06-10-2010 |
Nonfiction
'The Armageddon Factor': Onward Christian Soldiersnew
Marci McDonald highlights a growing trend within Stephen Harper's government to pander to evangelicals, those whose Christian morals govern their real world actions and who believe in the infallibility of the bible, or at least their interpretation of it.
Fast Forward Weekly |
Drew Anderson |
05-27-2010 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Author Explores the Rise of Christian Nationalism in Canadanew
Mainstream-media reporters and columnists are largely unaware of the growing influence of the religious right in Canada, according to Marci McDonald, the author of a new book on the subject.
The Georgia Straight |
Charlie Smith |
05-24-2010 |
Books
Literary Lion On Demandnew
Why did an established literary author decide to go with Lulu.com's print-on-demand self-publishing service for his most recent book? John Edgar Wideman talks about the future of literature, and stories that can fit on a phone screen.
Sacramento News & Review |
Kel Munger |
05-13-2010 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Women Writers 'Between the Sheets'new
In her exploration of the private lives of nine 20th-century female writers, Lesley McDowell sets out to prove "that none of the women artists mentioned here were victims at all, but that they chose their own fates knowingly and without the taint of victimization."
Austin Chronicle |
Audra Schroeder |
05-11-2010 |
Nonfiction
Infinite Jester: Rediscovering a Road Trip With David Foster Wallacenew
In 1996, David Lipsky spent time alongside David Foster Wallace, then a brilliant young writer on a reluctant book tour for Infinite Jest. Now, their hours of recorded conversation -- interviews conducted in cars, planes, hotel rooms and Wallace's home -- are rendered vividly and mostly verbatim in Lipsky's new book.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Aaron Jentzen |
05-03-2010 |
Nonfiction
'The Publisher': Twilight of the Superheroesnew
The ghost of Time Inc.’s Henry Luce haunts Bill Keller, Executive Editor of the New York Times.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Kadzis |
04-29-2010 |
Nonfiction
Bone By Bone: An Interview With Barbara Rasnew
Barbara Ras has been recognized as an American poet of the first rank. Her third book of poems, The Last Skin, was published in March by Penguin.
San Antonio Current |
Ben Judson |
04-28-2010 |
Poetry
'The Eastern Stars': Like Baseball For Sugarnew
In his new book The Eastern Stars, author Mark Kurlansky sets out to explain how baseball became as important as sugar in the Dominican town of San Pedro de Macorís.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Wyatt Williams |
04-27-2010 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Mark Kurlansky, The Eastern Stars
The Problem with the Prosperity Gospelnew
Karen Spears Zacharias' latest book, Will Jesus Buy Me a Double-Wide? ('Cause I need more room for my plasma TV), is chock full of stories, beautifully written thumbnail sketches of lives lost and found. These tales are framed by a critique of the all-too-modern, all-too-American idea of the prosperity gospel.
Charleston City Paper |
Jason A. Zwiker |
04-21-2010 |
Nonfiction
In a New Memoir, Attorney Offers a Glimpse Inside Texas’ Death Penalty Machinenew
A law professor at the University of Houston and a death penalty lawyer with the nonprofit Texas Defender Service, David Dow has for two decades represented inmates facing execution. His memoir, The Autobiography of an Execution, is a revelation, even for people who follow criminal justice issues.
The Texas Observer |
Dave Mann |
04-21-2010 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
