AltWeeklies Wire
A Conference With Ghostsnew
Two new books -- Conned and Forced Passages -- delve into the impact of America's criminal justice system on society at large.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Daniel Burton-Rose |
05-31-2006 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Nonfiction Reviews
The Dirty Worknew
Two omnivores pursue the perfect modern meal in
The Scavenger's Guide to Haute Cuisine and The Omnivore's Dilemma.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Caitlin Van Dusen |
05-31-2006 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Nonfiction Reviews
Sluggish But Sincerenew
The author of Prep hits her sophomore slump.
Seattle Weekly |
Rachel Shimp |
05-31-2006 |
Fiction
The Nutritional Zeitgeistnew
Pollan discusses America's eating disorder, how much petroleum is in our diet, and why Whole Foods is less whole than we think.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Krista Walton |
05-26-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Bones of Lifenew
Septuagenarian Philip Roth meditates on sex, family and death.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
05-26-2006 |
Fiction
Tags: Philip Roth, Everyman
Peaceful Warrior Empire Strikes Backnew
The first book of Dan Millman's Peaceful Warrior saga is now a feature film starring Nick Nolte.
Pacific Sun |
Jill Kramer |
05-25-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Fierce Beastsnew
The stories in this collection are somewhat disturbing, offering a caustic look at the plight of angry young guys across Canada.
NOW Magazine |
Zoe Whittall |
05-25-2006 |
Fiction
Tags: Indigenous Beasts, Nathan Sellyn
Piss-And-Tellnew
Jong has photographed herself peeing all over New York, Florida, China, Mexico and Hawaii -- this book documents her spree.
Dig Boston |
Paul McMorrow |
05-24-2006 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Ellen Jong, Pees on Earth
The Possibility of an Islandnew
France's most controversial writer succumbs to adolescent impulses yet again.
Willamette Week |
Lisa Hoashi |
05-24-2006 |
Fiction
'Mehta' Fictionnew
Just sit back and enjoy the source of the latest plagiarism scandal.
The Village Voice |
Ed Park |
05-24-2006 |
Books
It's Baker, Not Rovenew
Palast knows who stole 2000 and 2004 -- and how they'll take 2008, too.
San Antonio Current |
Elaine Wolff |
05-24-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Armed Madhouse, Greg Palast
Baggy, Enjoyable Picaresquenew
Duck Soup meets ethnic cleansing on the Caspian in Shteyngart's latest.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
05-24-2006 |
Fiction
Tags: Absurdistan, Gary Shteyngart
Chain Reactionnew
Do bookstores have a future?
The Village Voice |
Paul Collins |
05-24-2006 |
Books
Chapter & Versenew
Gentle but piercing, indirect but intimate, languorous but lusty -- Carl Phillips is a lot like his poetry.
Riverfront Times |
Malcolm Gay |
05-22-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Carl Phillips
Odyssean Tasknew
The Suitors delves into Homer's tale for a modern rumination on desire.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Anthony Miller |
05-19-2006 |
Fiction
Tags: Ben Ehrenreich, The Suitors
