AltWeeklies Wire
Rites and Wrongsnew
Death doesn't diminish father-son tensions.
Seattle Weekly |
Neal Schindler |
03-29-2006 |
Nonfiction
Write Said Deadnew
Mortuary literature has become a surprisingly lively genre, and Johnson's entertaining amble through this transformation ably spans everything from the Sixth Great Obituary Writers' International Conference to an obituarist's own funeral.
The Village Voice |
Paul Collins |
03-29-2006 |
Nonfiction
The French Really Like Usnew
American Vertigo expands upon Tocqueville's territory.
OC Weekly |
Cornel Bonca |
03-24-2006 |
Nonfiction
Quantum Qualitynew
Mobius Dick is a page-turning fusion of
fiction and physics.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
03-24-2006 |
Fiction
Tags: Andrew Crumey, Mobius Dick
The 'Da Vinci' Plagiarismnew
Where does ownership of an idea really begin?
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mick Farren |
03-24-2006 |
Books
Tags: The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown
Flying Highnew
Khaled Hosseini makes the foreign world of Afghanistan achingly universal.
Reno News & Review |
Cheron Taylor |
03-23-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini
Rarely Radiatingnew
Dean largely misses in her attempt at true radiance.
Willamette Week |
Matt Buckingham |
03-22-2006 |
Fiction
Hot Stuffnew
Are you willing to read this book by candlelight?
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
03-22-2006 |
Nonfiction
The Further Adventures of Artbabenew
The graphic novelist Jessica Abel comes up from underground.
The Village Voice |
Joy Press |
03-22-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Jessica Abel, La Perdida
Courtney's Family Cursenew
Kurt Cobain's wild widow comes from a long line of misbehaving mamas, as documented by a slew of books -- some new, some old.
Seattle Weekly |
Tim Appelo |
03-22-2006 |
Books
Jersey Guynew
With words, pictures and a podcast, the serial Web novel True Jersey takes fiction to new dimensions.
Philadelphia City Paper |
A.D. Amorosi |
03-21-2006 |
Books
Tags: podcasting
Talking 'Dirty'new
Boyden gives us a hearty dose of sex, drugs and Jello Biafra.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Willa Rohrer |
03-20-2006 |
Fiction
Tags: Amanda Boyden, Pretty Little Dirty
No Doubtnew
Nick Hornby discusses books, music and Arsenal.
The Memphis Flyer |
Leonard Gill |
03-17-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: A Long Way Down, Nick Hornby
High and Mightynew
Wyman packs a Western punch.
Missoula Independent |
Azita Osanloo |
03-17-2006 |
Fiction
Tags: High Country, Willard Wyman
Less Is Morenew
Experiments such as this one are really useful -- they help us to understand how unspoken assumptions shape our daily lives, and how much of our time is spent simply wanting.
Seven Days |
Bill McKibben |
03-17-2006 |
Nonfiction
