AltWeeklies Wire
Muggles, Arise!new
The Potter ethical universe contains no socially redeeming value beyond fighting a psychopathic wizard -- personifying Voldemort as an inchoate "evil" conveniently allows readers to sidestep their duty to specify the true source of human oppression and end it.
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
08-17-2007 |
Books
Tags: Harry Potter, Hugh Everett
All About Kissing Babiesnew
This novel, which falls into the vein of "chick lit," won't evoke much thought, but it will make you smile, and that's reason enough to read it.
Jackson Free Press |
James L. Dickerson |
08-15-2007 |
Fiction
History Lesson (Part I)new
Mike Fournier takes on the Minutemen in his book for the 33 1/3 series.
Dig Boston |
Michael Brodeur |
08-15-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
'(Not That You Asked)': I'm Telling You Anywaynew
This guy's not gonna stop writing this drivel until he gets a TV show -- so just buy the stupid book and file it under "literary pityfuck."
Dig Boston |
Steve Almond |
08-15-2007 |
Nonfiction
'Snapshot': Beat it, Twixtersnew
Ryan O'Reilly tells 20-somethings to hit the (metaphorical) road.
San Antonio Current |
Elaine Wolff |
08-15-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Ryan O'Reilly, Snapshot
Demaree Inglese's Medical Interventionnew
In No Ordinary Heroes, the prison medical director details life at a flooded Orleans Parish Prison following Hurricane Katrina.
Gambit |
David Winkler-Schmit |
08-15-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
'Loving Frank': Wright & Wrongnew
Nancy Horan recounts how horrific murders and a scandalous affair keep the legacy of America's favorite architect churning in her new historical fiction.
Chicago Newcity |
Tom Lynch |
08-15-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Loving Frank, Nancy Horan
'The Mistress's Daughter': Hell-o Mother!new
A.M. Homes memoir recounts the author's nightmarish
reunion with her troubled old lady.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
08-14-2007 |
Nonfiction
'Teenage' Delivers a Dialectical Thesisnew
Savage charts the cyclical ebb and flow of youth culture, its relationship with greater economic and demographic trends, and its vanguard role in the arts.
The Georgia Straight |
Alexander Varty |
08-13-2007 |
Nonfiction
The Father of Cyberpunk Speaks on 'Spook'new
We know that William Gibson's new novel digs into high-tech surveillance and messianism, but what about that mysterious shipping container?
The Georgia Straight |
John Burns |
08-13-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Spook Country, William Gibson
'American Furies': Heartbreak Hotelnew
The politics and folly of criminal justice are familiar ground for Abramsky, and his latest book is not a riveting tale -- its value lies in making us consider why we do what we do, how we came to this point, and why it's important to trace history's longer arcs.
The Texas Observer |
Stayton Bonner |
08-13-2007 |
Nonfiction
'Brothers': Chasing Assassinsnew
Bobby Kennedy died believing his brother's killers had not been found.
The Texas Observer |
Matthew Stevenson |
08-13-2007 |
Nonfiction
Moveable Feastnew
Despite the attention brought to "food miles" by books like Deep Economy, Plenty, and Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, eating local isn't always the greenest option.
The Texas Observer |
James McWilliams |
08-13-2007 |
Books
It's a Chica Thingnew
Julia Alvarez talks about how time and Americanization are changing the quinceanera.
San Antonio Current |
Jessica Ramos |
08-08-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Provincetown's Very Own James Frey?new
Bill Schneider claims his book Crossed Paths was selected for Oprah's Book Club and posts a chatty transcript from Oprah's show on his website -- but it doesn't seem like either ever happened.
Dig Boston |
Thomas Kilduf |
08-08-2007 |
Books
