AltWeeklies Wire
Success for Naughtnew
Shackleton mania continues -- this time from the opposite side of Antarctica.
Seattle Weekly |
Robert Speer |
04-26-2006 |
Nonfiction
A Real Life-Saver?new
Doughnuts and sinkholes make for an unconvincing L.A. transcendence.
Seattle Weekly |
Angie Kritenbrink |
04-26-2006 |
Fiction
Jottings and Wanderingsnew
Looking for a unifying new story he never finds, Gay Talese reveals bits of himself, and his writing process, in the margins.
Seattle Weekly |
Tim Appelo |
04-26-2006 |
Nonfiction
Tags: A Writer's Life, Gay Talese
Prescience Is as Prescience Doesnew
Kevin Phillips has been right for a long time now.
LEO Weekly |
Marty Rosen |
04-24-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: American Theocracy, Kevin Phillips
The End of Empirenew
Historian Morris Berman outlines the fall of the American Empire.
Boulder Weekly |
Vince Darcangelo |
04-21-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Dark Ages America, Morris Berman
How to Ace That Post-4/20 Whiz Quiznew
Biscranium smoked pot throughout his five years on parole and never failed a drug test -- in his world, the detox is natural and the boobs are fake.
Boulder Weekly |
Vince Darcangelo |
04-21-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Chop Chopnew
Ruth Reichl discusses the pleasures and perils of magazine editing.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
04-21-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Psychedelic Sunspotsnew
This is a tale of star-crossed lovers in 1950s Mississippi, when a white sheriff falls in love with a mixed-race woman.
Jackson Free Press |
Lynette Hanson |
04-20-2006 |
Fiction
Tags: Carolyn Haines, Penumbra
Reluctant Antiheronew
Though he might not always think so, Harvey Pekar is one genuinely lucky guy.
Willamette Week |
Karla Starr |
04-20-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Harvey Pekar
Victoria’s Secret, Dickinson’s Clothesnew
Billy Collins' humorous, conversational poems have made him the most popular poet in ages.
Pasadena Weekly |
Julie Riggott |
04-20-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: billy collins
Too Pretty for Radionew
What should you know about the voices of NPR?
New York Press |
Kevin Friedl |
04-20-2006 |
Nonfiction
The Accidental Pop Touristnew
In his latest book, Toure spins new tales of bold-faced names and glitterati exploits.
New York Press |
Andre LeRoy Davis |
04-20-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Never Drank the Kool-Aid, Toure
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Stinkynew
The celebrated author faces fatherhood talks about his latest novel, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.
Dig Boston |
Susan McCarthy |
04-19-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Jonathan Safran Foer
American Dreamsnew
Performance artist Karen Finley does sociopolitical slash fiction.
Baltimore City Paper |
Bret McCabe |
04-19-2006 |
Fiction
Tags: George and Martha, Karen Finley
The Magic Numbersnew
There are at least 13 ways of looking at world-weaver David Mitchell's bewitching 13-part novel.
The Village Voice |
Ed Park |
04-19-2006 |
Fiction
Tags: Black Swan Green, David Mitchell
