AltWeeklies Wire
Call Him Ishmaelnew
Illustrator Robert Del Tredici plumbs the depths of Moby Dick.
Seven Days |
Cathy Resmer |
09-15-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Fearless Particlesnew
Multi-strand narratives have to connect in the end, and despite his skilful, intriguing set-up, Cole's Particles fails to cohere into a whole.
NOW Magazine |
Susan G. Cole |
09-15-2006 |
Fiction
Towering Infernonew
The Fellowship is an intriguing slog because it is about a genuinely fascinating cult figure: Frank Lloyd Wright.
L.A. Weekly |
Greg Goldin |
09-14-2006 |
Nonfiction
A Sinister Tragedynew
Shifting to a narrator who's allowed to show skill, Egan's prose has finally opened into its natural cool canter.
Seattle Weekly |
Thoe Schell-Lambert |
09-13-2006 |
Fiction
Tags: Jennifer Egan, The Keep
Graphic Sexualitynew
Comic icon Alan Moore's new graphic novel promises to unhinge critics.
Charleston City Paper |
Jason Zwiker |
09-08-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Alan Moore, Lost Girls
Giuliani Exposednew
Out of the smoke and death at ground zero, one deeply flawed man climbed so high he might be able to run for president.
NOW Magazine |
Howard Goldenthal |
09-08-2006 |
Nonfiction
Life-Changing Travelnew
A new book makes the case that travel make you a better person.
Tucson Weekly |
Irene Messina |
09-07-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Where the Girls Arenew
Lamb and Brown look at pink culture and see red.
Seven Days |
Margot Harrison |
09-06-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Feast of Faminenew
Behrens' debut is a mesmerizing memorial to Irish immigration.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
09-05-2006 |
Fiction
Tags: Peter Behrens, The Law of Dreams
'Choice Feminism'new
The political philosopher talks about why men don't stay home and why having Ph.D.s wiping butts is immoral.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mindy Farabee |
09-01-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Hollywood War Machinenew
War movies: What are they good for? Carl Boggs helps us figure it out.
Sacramento News & Review |
Jonathan Kiefer |
08-31-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Immodest Proposalsnew
Lane exposes the naked truth behind America's wars on indecency.
Seven Days |
Ken Picard |
08-31-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Orange Crushnew
Though full of learning and skilled if tepid reporting, Buruma's book on the death of Theo Van Gogh often feels muddled, ungenerous and confusing.
L.A. Weekly |
Brendan Bernhard |
08-31-2006 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Ian Buruma, Murder in Amsterdam
The Literary Patriotnew
Southern scribe John Egerton's new work imagines a grim future for America.
Nashville Scene |
Maria Browning |
08-30-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Curious Georgenew
Haddon's hypochondriac gets under your skin.
The Village Voice |
Alexis Soloski |
08-30-2006 |
Fiction
Tags: A Spot of Bother, Mark Haddon
