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Potter, Potter, Everywherenew
Harry Potter is Odysseus, Don Quijote, Huck Finn, Peter Pan, Elvis, Luke Skywalker, Michael Jordan, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Jesus Christ rolled into one, and his final chapter will signal the end of a way of life for millions of disciples.
Boston Phoenix |
Sharon Steel |
07-19-2007 |
Books
'Thirteen' Explores the Oldest Theme in Sci-finew
The creator of Takeshi Kovacs returns with something old, something noir.
Willamette Week |
Matt Buckingham |
07-18-2007 |
Fiction
Inside the Life of Charlotte Greenwoodnew
This sympathetic biographer makes a very convincing case that Greenwood was more than just a comedy spinster type.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Richard von Busack |
07-18-2007 |
Nonfiction
Missing Linksnew
A new book connects a long unsolved New Orleans murder, the AIDS epidemic, cancer and the JFK assassination.
Gambit |
Kandace Power Graves |
07-17-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Dr. Mary's Monkey, Edward Haslam
From Mormon Mom to International Sensationnew
Arizona's Stephenie Meyer has caused an international sensation with her young adult vampire series.
Phoenix New Times |
Megan Irwin |
07-17-2007 |
Books
Tags: Eclipse, Stephenie Meyer
Car Bomb Universitynew
A history of the big blowup.
Shepherd Express |
Michael Carriere |
07-16-2007 |
Nonfiction
In the Shadow of Old Hollywoodnew
Actor Farley Granger speaks out.
Shepherd Express |
Nathan Lerner |
07-16-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Survival Among the Ruinsnew
Jim Crace's The Pesthouse and Cormac McCarthy's The Road both look at a blistered, disintegrating, post-nuclear-war America.
The Texas Observer |
Paul Christensen |
07-16-2007 |
Fiction
Tags: Fiction Reviews
The Best Little Whorehouse in Chicagonew
Karen Abbott tells the story of the city's most exclusive brothel -- and the reformers who shut it down.
Chicago Reader |
Dan Kelly |
07-16-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
'The River Cottage Meat Book' vs. 'The Bloodless Revolution'new
These two books beg the question: Could conscientious meat-eating be better for animals than vegetarianism?
Chicago Reader |
Nicholas Day |
07-16-2007 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Nonfiction Reviews
Steal Das Booknew
Rod Shene paid a paltry few grand for a volume worth $500,000 or more -- only one hitch: The German government wants it back.
Riverfront Times |
Kathleen McLaughlin |
07-13-2007 |
Books
Dorn Has an Unique and Complex Vision of Americanew
Too much poetry focuses on the beautiful, the lyrical, the sublime moments of our lives -- though you'll find all this in Edward Dorn, you'll just as often find political invective, sharp satire and a critical wit.
Idealism Fades Away in 'Bottle Rocket Hearts'new
The Toronto grrrl-poet's first novel is brief, charming, and suggestive, but it lacks a shape.
The Georgia Straight |
John Burns |
07-13-2007 |
Fiction
Ralph Ellison's Visible Geniusnew
Rampersad overwrites the myth of Ellison as a one-hit wonder to reveal a diligent, irascible and self-directed man who clawed his way to greatness despite adversaries who tried to cut him down.
NOW Magazine |
Lauren Kirschner |
07-13-2007 |
Nonfiction
3rd Degree: Peter Wardnew
The scientist on climate change, mass extinctions, and other crazy global-warming consequences.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mindy Farabee |
07-13-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Peter Ward, Under a Green Sky
