AltWeeklies Wire
Everybody Knew His Namenew
A journalist recounts the Long Island corner bar where he grew up.
Nashville Scene |
Liz Garrigan |
07-26-2006 |
Nonfiction
Tags: J.R. Moehringer, The Tender Bar
Seeing Things From the Under Sidenew
This annotated collection of columnist Don Marquis' columns feature Archy, a snarky existentialist cockroach, and Mehitabel, a cat with delusions of grandeur.
Nashville Scene |
Maria Browning |
07-26-2006 |
Nonfiction
Real Chick Litnew
WriteGirl creates a safe space for girls to grow into themselves.
L.A. Alternative |
Lucinda Michele Knapp |
07-25-2006 |
Books
Sense and Strivingnew
Like the characters she creates, Mason never wastes a word -- she speaks only when there's a need for something to be said.
Birmingham Weekly |
Ginny Phillips |
07-24-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Bobbie Ann Mason, Nancy Culpepper
Divide, Not Conquernew
Galbraith argues forcefully both for Kurdish independence and against Bush administration policies in his new book.
Seven Days |
Gordon Robison |
07-21-2006 |
Nonfiction
Not Afraid of the Darknew
Knighton's memoir of going blind is angry, poignant and sometimes funny.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
07-21-2006 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Cockeyed, Ryan Knighton
Life Preceding Wartimenew
Former Peace Corps volunteer John Sumser's new book aims to show that Afghanistan "is a place and not just a disaster."
Missoula Independent |
Jason Wiener |
07-20-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: A Land Without Time, John Sumser
No Regretsnew
Upon the release of his 26th book, best-selling author James Lee Burke looks back -- and doesn't hold back -- on a lifetime of writing.
Missoula Independent |
Skylar Browning |
07-20-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Not-So-Innocent Abroadnew
Rediscover Graham Greene's lawless roads and mapless journeys.
L.A. Weekly |
Susan Zakin |
07-20-2006 |
Fiction
Tags: Fiction Reviews
Supersized Competitionnew
Fagone is hungry to find deeper meaning in the growing popularity of competitive eating -- but is it there?
Seattle Weekly |
Molly Lori |
07-19-2006 |
Nonfiction
Psych Jobnew
A gypsy fortuneteller pulls one over on publishing giant Judith Regan.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Bob Norman |
07-18-2006 |
Books
One Blowhard Down, Plenty to Gonew
The outing of Ann Coulter as a likely plagiarist by professor John Barrie's scanning software could help usher in a new era of author accountability.
East Bay Express |
Chris Thompson |
07-17-2006 |
Books
What Happened to Stephen King?new
The author rolls on, but pop fiction may not see such a juggernaut again.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mick Farren |
07-14-2006 |
Books
Sex in the Age of Ironynew
Whip-smart women dominate in a call girl's memoir, Belle de Jour, and Shelley Jackson's novel, Half Life.
L.A. Weekly |
Nathan Ihara |
07-13-2006 |
Books
Sympathetic, Never Sournew
Cohen connects much of Western civilization back to his own lineage, building an entire memoir out of historical context.
Seattle Weekly |
Ross Simonini |
07-12-2006 |
Nonfiction
