AltWeeklies Wire
The Romantic History of Doris Gwaltneynew
The Smithfield author hears voices from the grave. Literally. Or, more precisely, literarily.
Port Folio Weekly |
Bill Ruehlmann |
02-07-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
'American Poetry' Brings in All the Voicesnew
While a full read is a bit much for most, I avidly suggest that everyone read at least some, because what's in this book of old poetry isn't old news. American Poetry makes an unprecedented claim about American literary history -- it tells us that we don't only descend from New England.
Port Folio Weekly |
Leigh Kohnle |
10-24-2007 |
Poetry
'The Big Con' Examines the GOP's Crackpot E-Con 101new
Alan Greenspan's The Age of Turbulence may have been getting all the publishing headlines lately, but Jonathan Chait's book is actually more noteworthy in its analysis of the Republican economic revolution of the last three decades.
Port Folio Weekly |
Jim Newsom |
10-04-2007 |
Nonfiction
The Ocean's Unlikely Heronew
H. Bruce Franklin's latest book is a timely warning about ecological disaster at the hands of corporate greed.
Port Folio Weekly |
Jennifer C. O'Donnell |
07-23-2007 |
Nonfiction
Clay Hornik And The Chamber Of Secretsnew
At home, the bookseller stacks his beauties "on the Big Shelf that holds up the chair and the bed and the table" -- the floor.
Port Folio Weekly |
Bill Ruehlmann |
07-23-2007 |
Books
In Hot Pursuit of the Divine Sparknew
Recent lecture by author Julia Cameron at A.R.E. offered a "meditation for hyperactive Westerners," even the skeptical ones.
Port Folio Weekly |
Betsy DiJulio |
07-23-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Julia Cameron, The Artist's Way
Janine Latus: Speaking the Unspeakablenew
While she was able to leave an abusive relationship, her sister wasn't so lucky -- now Latus is telling their story and hoping to protect other women with her words.
Port Folio Weekly |
Kristen De Deyn Kirk |
05-16-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
French Lessons: Jean-Claude Izzo's Marseille’s Trilogynew
With the awaited English translation of Solea, fans can finally get their working-class sybarite fix with Montale.
Port Folio Weekly |
Rick Skwiot |
03-01-2007 |
Fiction
