AltWeeklies Wire
Southern Mannew
Tulia is a great book about the war on drugs and its ugly racist undertow.
NOW Magazine |
Howard Goldenthal |
11-20-2006 |
Nonfiction
'Chewing Gum' for the Eyesnew
From meat sculptures to pint-sized psychopaths, these books boast all you need to beat the yule blues.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Willa Rohrer |
11-20-2006 |
Books
Tags: 2006gift
Nigerian Darkness and Lightnew
This book is a masterpiece of war and love.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
11-17-2006 |
Fiction
Sorting Out '56new
Princz tries to untangle the messy memories of the Hungarian revolution.
Montreal Mirror |
Patrick Lejtenyi |
11-17-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Andrew Princz, Bridging the Divide
Assume the Positionnew
Two professors tackle the pseudoscience of making an ass out of you and me.
Baltimore City Paper |
Zak M. Salih |
11-16-2006 |
Nonfiction
What Killed Gary?new
One writer offers a personal take on the new book about Gary Webb.
Sacramento News & Review |
Kel Munger |
11-16-2006 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Kill the Messenger, Nick Schou
Tainted With Hypocrisynew
What unites these otherwise disparate essays is Siegel's suspicion of those critics who have forgotten their obligation to "expose the shams" -- I guess Siegel forgot that he who casts the first stone is supposed to be without sin.
New York Press |
Juliet Lapidos |
11-16-2006 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Lee Siegel, Falling Upwards
Gonzo, but Not Forgottennew
Ralph Steadman relates fear and loathing from the book-tour trail.
Miami New Times |
Carlos Suarez De Jesus |
11-13-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Ralph Steadman, The Joke's Over
A True Crimenew
Lueders details how a rape victim wound up being treated like a criminal.
Chicago Reader |
Linda Lutton |
11-13-2006 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Bill Lueders, Cry Rape
Rudolph At Restnew
This new book completes the bomber's arch.
Birmingham Weekly |
Kyle Whitmire |
11-13-2006 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Lone Wolf, Maryanne Vollers
The Science of Nonfictionnew
Erik Larson reluctantly returns to a story of murder and intrigue in the age of invention.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Kathryn Eastburn |
11-10-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tilted Artnew
A needlessly dry work, never really generating the level of interest warranted by the lively and often lurid subject matter, Visual Shock reads like a text for a college survey course.
Washington City Paper |
Adam Mazmanian |
11-10-2006 |
Nonfiction
Scrapbooking on Drugsnew
Love's book is like a reality TV show scribbled in cursive on cocktail napkins; it's an autobiography but without a narrative or plot.
Fairfield County Weekly |
Jessica Wakeman |
11-10-2006 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Courtney Love, Dirty Blonde
Mass Consumptionnew
A once-local author talks about the perils of big-box retailers.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Paul Demko |
11-09-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Big-Box Swindle, Stacy Mitchell
Evolutionary Apostasynew
Charles Darwin wasn't born to beef with God, but his insights continue to rock the religious.
Missoula Independent |
Jason Wiener |
11-09-2006 |
Nonfiction
