AltWeeklies Wire
The Real Alternadadsnew
Pollock's fatherhood memoir falls flat on its self-aggrandizing face. Plus bona fide alternadads take on Pollack and talk parenting.
Fairfield County Weekly |
Kevin Factor, John Adamian, Chris Arnott, Sean Hitchcock, Josh Mamis, Alex Mayer and Mark Oppenheimer |
02-01-2007 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Alternadad, Neal Pollack
Mix Tape Memoriesnew
Love and loss among rock critics.
The Village Voice |
Tom Breihan |
02-01-2007 |
Nonfiction
Rooting for Rootsnew
In a new book about Americana, the vitriol tries to dilute the poignant insights.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Jeff Prince |
02-01-2007 |
Nonfiction
King's Tower Spawns Anothernew
For a lot of Stephen King fans, the Dark Tower series is the Holy Grail of his writing, but the series -- through a new, graphic-novel, chapter in its long history -- is gunning for some new fans.
Portland Phoenix |
Michelle Souliere |
01-31-2007 |
Books
Ill Fame, Worse Lucknew
A young prostitute seeks her fortune as the corpses pile up in Mailman's tale of gold rush San Francisco.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Kemble Scott |
01-31-2007 |
Fiction
Tags: Erika Mailman, Woman of Ill Fame
Baby Got Backnew
Even the 19th-century's most educated individuals were rendered simple-minded by Baartman's booty-shaking.
Dig Boston |
Zak M. Salih |
01-31-2007 |
Nonfiction
Tags: African Queen, Rachel Holmes
Invisible Americanew
What it's like, day by day, to be a Mexican immigrant in the U.S.
Chicago Reader |
Phoebe Connelly |
01-30-2007 |
Nonfiction
Summer of 69new
Beghtol pens the definitive guide to the Magnetic Fields' epic 69 Love Songs.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Davis |
01-29-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
History Off the Shelfnew
Howard Zinn on the power of protest, tuning out the mainstream press, and prodding "puny" Democrats.
Pasadena Weekly |
Joe Piasecki |
01-29-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Notes on Fluiditynew
There are a few too many stories by folks who think they're the first to have a complex identity, but I guarantee that no other anthology this year includes a bio that reads "white academic living as a black asshole."
NOW Magazine |
Tara-Michelle Ziniuk |
01-26-2007 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Mattilda, Nobody Passes
Cruel Slaverynew
The Book of Negroes has all the elements of good historical fiction: an epic story, detail that can only come from deep research, and astute insights into human frailty.
NOW Magazine |
Susan G. Cole |
01-26-2007 |
Fiction
Tags: Lawrence Hill, The Book of Negroes
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
A Boiling Over of the Massesnew
Talking 'bout a (Hungarian) revolution: Sebestyen provides an in-depth look at a nation struggling through such a transition.
Sacramento News & Review |
Edward Dunn |
01-26-2007 |
Nonfiction
The Accidental Touristnew
Learning Italian food, one obsession at a time.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
01-25-2007 |
Nonfiction
