AltWeeklies Wire
Can Toy Styles Dominate the Cutthroat World of Street Lit?new
Styles has written two novels for Triple Crown Publications, one of the bigger names in the pulpy, erotic, and violent world of urban fiction, and a dominating force in the "African-American Literature" section of chain bookstores. Last November, though, Styles decided to strike out on her own and start her own house.
Washington City Paper |
Ruth Samuelson |
08-29-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
A Pelecanos Dictionarynew
George Pelecanos has spent more than 15 years writing 15 novels that, taken together, make for a panoramic story about Washington, D.C. We come to terms with D.C.'s most site-specific author.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Athikakis |
08-07-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
City Paper's First Annual Haiku Contestnew
Local haikuists Tonette Hartman, Jonny Goldstein, and Roosh Valizadeh were tasked with writing 5-7-5's in five categories: Springtime, Meat, Cherry Blossoms, Franklin Roosevelt, and Haiku.
Washington City Paper |
Amanda Hess |
04-10-2008 |
Books
Tags: haiku
The Capitol Letters Writing Center's Alphabet Soupnew
Capitol Letters' volunteers want youngsters to get creative.
Washington City Paper |
Amanda Hess |
03-27-2008 |
Books
Joe McGinniss Jr., the Desert Sonnew
The first-time novelist grapples with Vegas' dark side -- and his father's legacy.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Athitakis |
01-24-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
How Does an Upstart Poetry Publisher Pass the Bullshit Test?new
Technological advancements like print on demand make it easier for poets to move from unrecognized bards to small-time publishing-house bosses -- but these upstarts encounter other hurdles: establishing a reputation, figuring out which poets to pluck from obscurity, and hanging on in a low-profit industry.
Washington City Paper |
Amanda Hess |
01-24-2008 |
Books
Poet Rod Smith Finds the Logic in the Inexplicablenew
With Deed, published last month by the University of Iowa Press, Smith balances lyric depth and ridiculous humor.
Washington City Paper |
Amanda Hess |
11-08-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Kelly DiNardo Chronicles the Life of a Burlesque Queennew
You've probably never heard of Lili St. Cyr, a darling of 20th-century burlesque. DiNardo intends to change that.
Washington City Paper |
Amanda Hess |
10-25-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Into the Light, Fantasticnew
A bit of a meditative melange, yet also a compact guide to the highlights of American medical innovations.
Washington City Paper |
Eve Ottenberg |
03-30-2007 |
Nonfiction
A Burmese Trianglenew
Despite Connelly's clear emotional affinity for the struggle of Burmese democracy activists, she steers clear of didacticism, expertly balancing a sense of the larger political picture with details of the personal struggles of the protagonists.
Washington City Paper |
Rayyan Al-Shawaf |
03-23-2007 |
Fiction
Tags: Karen Connelly, The Lizard Cage
The Kid Stays in the Picturenew
Wallis is the first biographer to really bring Billy to life.
Washington City Paper |
Allen Barra |
03-09-2007 |
Nonfiction
Everybody Is All-Americannew
Andersen hasn't created something new in regard to the American historical novel, but he has presented it in a new (gas)light.
Washington City Paper |
Allen Barra |
03-02-2007 |
Fiction
Tags: Heyday, Kurt Andersen
Daddy Dearestnew
For all the intelligence and care that Clinch has brought to getting the story right, Finn's final moral -- that racism is hateful and self-consuming -- feels shopworn.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Athitakis |
02-23-2007 |
Fiction
Tags: Finn, Jon Clinch
What Would Dave Do?new
Self displays a remarkable ability to mesh the torments of father-son relationships with a satire of religious misogyny, painstakingly constructing a future society along the way.
Washington City Paper |
Rayyan Al-Shawaf |
01-26-2007 |
Fiction
Tags: The Book of Dave, Will Self
Reeling in the Yearsnew
Sheffield can make Pavement sound brand-new while reminding his readers that time is fleeting, and that loved ones need hugs more than anyone needs an expanded reissue of Slanted and Enchanted.
Washington City Paper |
Brent Burton |
01-26-2007 |
Nonfiction
