AltWeeklies Wire
Lit Review: Helen Humphreys’ 'Coventry'new
For the oft-tread territory of World War II, Helen Humphreys has the wisdom to limit the scope of her novel Coventry to create a more focused and intimate portrait.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Emily Currier |
03-16-2010 |
Fiction
Tags: Coventry, Helen Humphreys
Fortunately, Peter Hedges Decided Against Writing A 'Serious' Booknew
Peter Hedges’ novel The Heights is crying to be filmed. I assume it will be and I recommend everyone read it before you’re forced to buy a copy with a stupid movie tie-in cover.
New Haven Advocate |
Eva Geertz |
03-16-2010 |
Fiction
Tags: The Heights, Peter Hedges
'Creative Nonfiction' Begins Life Anew as a Quarterly Magazinenew
At the recent relaunch party for Pittsburgh-based literary journal Creative Nonfiction as a quarterly magazine, editor Lee Gutkind showed he hasn't forgotten old insults to the genre he's strived to popularize.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Bill O'Driscoll |
03-15-2010 |
Books
The Brother of One of Pittsburgh's Most Famous Authors Speaks Out From Behind Barsnew
Robert Wideman's story is better known than most. His brother, John Edgar Wideman, is a nationally renowned author. The elder brother wrote a book about Robert's struggles, Brothers and Keepers, which won a National Book Critics Circle Award in 1984.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Matt Stroud |
03-15-2010 |
Books
John Wray Steps Up His Gamenew
Most coverage of the press around underground poster boy John Wray paints the 37 year-old as a roguish, self-indulgent author. The unorthodox approach he takes to promotion provides his books with talking points beyond their literary laurels.
New York Press |
Dale W. Eisinger |
03-11-2010 |
Fiction
Remembering Barry Hannah: Chris Rose on a Southern Writing Legendnew
This week's homage is paid to a man whom I assume touched more lives in New Orleans than just my own. He was Barry Hannah, a hard-drinking, savage wit possessed of a sorcerer's command of the English language, a writer of crystal daggers and diviner of the secrets of love.
Design-Savvy Haligonians Demand Architectural Excellence From New Library Designnew
"Don't screw it up." This was the not-so-subtle message that Haligonians sent Halifax Public Libraries CEO Judith Hare and her staff during public consultations for the new central library design.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Sue Carter Flinn |
03-05-2010 |
Books
Judging a Library by its Cover: We Thought Up Our Own Modern Librarynew
Our illustration by Jesse Jacobs represents the library of the not-so-distant future. We polled librarians, library science students and experts, travellers and book lovers to build our own vision of the modern library.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Sue Carter Flinn |
03-05-2010 |
Books
Rebecca Skloot's Real-Life 'Medical Thriller' 'The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks'new
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks seems to be a hit. Rebecca Skloot's nonfiction book about a woman whose cancer cells have served medical researchers for 60 years has spent weeks among Amazon.com's top-10 sellers.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Kathy M. Newman |
03-01-2010 |
Nonfiction
The Oral History of Toronto’s Punk Rock Scene is Retold in 'Treat Me Like Dirt'new
Liz Worth’s oral history Treat Me Like Dirt proves to be long overdue, finally exposing Toronto’s influential but often forgotten punk rock scene between 1974 and 1981.
Montreal Mirror |
Johnson Cummins |
02-26-2010 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Liz Worth, Treat Me Like Dirt
'How Markets Fail: The Logic of Economic Calamites,' Reviewednew
When the financial tailspin of 2008 forced Alan Greenspan to confess that he was mistaken about the unshakable rationality and self-correcting nature of the economy, it was as if a Roman Catholic cardinal publicly doubted the divinity of Christ.
Shepherd Express |
David Luhrssen |
02-26-2010 |
Nonfiction
A Retired UC Davis History Professor Turns Detectivenew
The Codex Cardona is a 16th century account (by native scribes) of what life was like in Mexico before and immediately after the arrival of the Europeans. A retired UC Davis history professor turns detective and attempts to solve the mystery of a missing Mexican treasure.
Sacramento News & Review |
Kel Munger |
02-25-2010 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Financial Collapse Plus War Plus Suicide Plus Closeted Men Equals OK Novelnew
Finished in September 2008, the very week that Lehman Brothers declared bankruptcy, Union Atlantic offers a lucid perspective on the manner in which the greed and venality of a privileged few can drive the economy toward and beyond the brink of collapse.
San Antonio Current |
Justin Isenhart |
02-24-2010 |
Fiction
Graphic Novels Come of Age in Monterey County and Around the Worldnew
In his own way, Jeff Hoke embodied the growing stature of the Alternative Press Expo's art form, which spans generations, and has gained momentum in the move from obscure subculture to piercing niches in the mainstream. Though he’s part of a genre that’s growing, Hoke admits he’s still got some ways to go.
Monterey County Weekly |
Walter Ryce |
02-22-2010 |
Original Work
How Escapees From Nazi Germany Transformed So Cal’s Music Culturenew
Imagine Igor Stravinsky’s ballet “Agon” never being staged, or Franz Waxman’s “Sunset Boulevard” and “A Place in the Sun” film scores never winning Oscars, because they’d never been written — because their creators were denied the right to exist.
Pasadena Weekly |
Bliss |
02-22-2010 |
Nonfiction
