AltWeeklies Wire
John Baer on 25 Years of Covering Pa. Politicsnew
Baer is one of those old-school columnists who breaks down the news by making each point ring like a gunshot, then slides a sweet little daisy of a last sentence into the muzzle as the smoke clears.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Tara Murtha |
12-05-2012 |
Books
Tags: John Baer, Pennsylvania Politics
American Idiotnew
When Davy Rothbart applied for a job at National Public Radio’s “This American Life” radio program, he was honest about his previous job experience: pizza delivery guy, ticket scalper, marijuana salesman.
Jackson Free Press |
Kathleen M. Mitchell |
11-30-2012 |
Books
Dan Savage: All Americannew
Dan Savage has slipped the sultry bonds of sex advice to become something more, a sort of ethicist for the growing progressive wing of American culture.
Metro Times |
Michael Jackman |
11-30-2012 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Faces of Deathnew
Canadian author lures readers, and pushes boundaries, by melding demons and du Maurier.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bret Wright |
11-28-2012 |
Books
Eat the Statenew
Three cookbooks fresh from Florida: "Field to Feast," "The Ravenous Pig" and "My Key West Kitchen"
Orlando Weekly |
Jessica Bryce Young |
11-14-2012 |
Books
Redemption Songnew
New biography of Gram Parsons, Calling Me Home, refuses to let the legendary alt-country singer's life be defined by its tragic end.
Orlando Weekly |
Erin Sullivan |
11-14-2012 |
Books
Short Takes on Florida Litnew
A handful of new books from (or about) Florida
Orlando Weekly |
Jessica Bryce Young |
11-14-2012 |
Books
Free Byrdnew
Cosmic American music is rooted right here.
Folio Weekly |
Marlene Dryden |
11-14-2012 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Gram Parsons
Best of Flash Fiction: October 2012new
The fairy tale is a timeless tale. But we love to update, rearrange, reconfigure the familiar to make it new and more applicable, but the beautiful sometimes horrifying center still quivers, groans, and blushes (albeit what we consider to be the "center" shifts with time). Johanna DeBiase proves this with intelligence, humor, and creative insight in her "Time Upon Once: 3 Tales."
San Antonio Current |
Lyle Rosdahl |
10-31-2012 |
Original Work
Rebozos weaves women's stories from two languagesnew
In an era when books are being banned, hers included, San Antonio's poet laureate Carmen Tafolla is mindfully doing what she does best: documenting the lives of those whose hard work and fierce spirit offer the preceding generations shoulders upon which we unwaveringly, if not consciously, stand.
San Antonio Current |
Laurie Ann Guerrero |
10-31-2012 |
Books
Titty Twisternew
Journalist Florence Williams is enthralled by Breasts.
Charleston City Paper |
Susan Cohen |
10-31-2012 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Florence Williams
Spooky Storiesnew
Do you want to know more about ghosts and paranormal investigations? Here are some books that might help you.
Jackson Free Press |
Pat Bullock Williams |
10-26-2012 |
Books
Halloween brings three terrifying tomes to die fornew
Due to social obligations that include handing out gift coupons and checking apples for needles, Halloween is perhaps best handled by just being haunted by a book.
San Antonio Current |
Roberto Ontiveros |
10-26-2012 |
Fiction
Tags: Justin Cronin
Island Adventure: San Miguelnew
T.C. Boyle plays it straight.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Erik Spanberg |
10-23-2012 |
Books
Storm of Steelnew
Recognizing military transformations and their importance was a powerful lesson presented by Ernst Junger in his 1920 World War I memoir, Storm of Steel, a lesson that contemporary American leaders should carefully consider.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Lee Miller |
10-22-2012 |
Fiction
Tags: Ernst Junger
