AltWeeklies Wire
Witness to Himselfnew
Shubin wrote his first shocking best seller 53 years ago -- as he got older, he got more noir.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Duane Swierczynski |
05-02-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Seymour Shubin
Race in Your Facenew
Algernon Austin takes liberals and conservatives to task on race and racism.
New Haven Advocate |
Mark Oppenheimer |
05-01-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Lick It Upnew
The strange subculture of competitive eating casts a bright light on America's appetite.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Steve Volk |
05-01-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Some Poetnew
In the 50 years since his first book was published, John Ashbery has led the avant garde's poetry coup d'etat.
Valley Advocate |
Andrew Varnon |
04-28-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: John Ashbery
Understanding Islamnew
Alsan, an Iranian-born scholar, has suddenly become something of a fashionable item, and not just because he knows how to wear a suit.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Laila Kearney |
04-28-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: No God But God, Reza Aslan
Mom Troublesnew
Flanagan opines on upper-class housewifery.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
04-28-2006 |
Nonfiction
Mendacity 101new
Sirota's new book unveils the movers and the motives of big, bad money.
Missoula Independent |
Jason Wiener |
04-27-2006 |
Nonfiction
Tags: David Sirota, Hostile Takeover
One Reason Not to Join The Militarynew
You may be ordered to kill civilians.
Good Times Santa Cruz |
Paul Rockwell |
04-27-2006 |
Excerpts
Fishing Therapynew
Controversial former editor Howell Raines discusses his new book and life after The New York Times.
Style Weekly |
Amy Biegelsen |
04-27-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Death Is the New Sexnew
Gilbert takes an unflinching look at the last taboo.
Sacramento News & Review |
Kel Munger |
04-27-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
The Literature of Sufferingnew
Abani doesn't simply serve up another steaming dish of atrocity -- he strives for something more sublime and illusive.
L.A. Weekly |
Nathan Ihara |
04-27-2006 |
Fiction
Tags: Becoming Abigail, Chris Abani
George Saunders, Americannew
Saunders gets transposed into his own cracked reality.
New York Press |
Scott Indrisek |
04-27-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Controlnew
Although he's a hero in the national dialogue, it's not surprising that Rudy Giuliani has felt the scorn of many 9/11 families.
New York Press |
Glenn Corbett |
04-27-2006 |
Excerpts
Reading the Remainsnew
Ruefle created this book-length poem by whiting out chunks of an obscure 19th century manuscript -- what's left is worth a look.
Seven Days |
John Freeman |
04-26-2006 |
Poetry
Piecing Paradise Back Togethernew
Jentz's quest to solve her own attempted murder leads to Central Oregon and literary gold.
Willamette Week |
Karla Starr |
04-26-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
