AltWeeklies Wire
Do the Write Thingnew
The small, leftist publishing house Chelsea Green is having a national impact.
Seven Days |
Cathy Resmer |
03-17-2006 |
Books
Tunnel Visionnew
Trussoni wastes her talent in this memoir of her
Vietnam-vet father.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
03-17-2006 |
Nonfiction
Liberated at Lastnew
Grossman, a long-forgotten chronicler of the cruellest years of the bloodiest war in history, turned slaughter to literature in simple and shattering terms.
NOW Magazine |
Howard Goldenthal |
03-16-2006 |
Nonfiction
Fighting Wordsnew
Five nationally-known Sacramento poets offer their poems against the war.
Sacramento News & Review |
Gary Snyder, Julia Connor, Joe Wenderoth, Sandra M. Gilber, Joshua McKinney and Jose Montoya |
03-16-2006 |
Original Work
'Dulce et Decorum Est'new
Iraq war veteran and poet Brian Turner is the real deal -- in Here, Bullet, he brings the war home.
Sacramento News & Review |
Kel Munger |
03-16-2006 |
Poetry
Tags: Brian Turner, Here, Bullet
The Fallaci Codenew
Oriana Fallaci asks: Is Muslim immigration to Europe a conspiracy?
L.A. Weekly |
Brendan Bernhard |
03-16-2006 |
Nonfiction
An Idiot's Guide To Others' Livesnew
These recent memoirs and biographies are all worth checking out.
Willamette Week |
Karla Starr |
03-15-2006 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Nonfiction Reviews
The World's Greatest Fighter Chokesnew
You might not be able to judge a book by its cover, but you can sure as hell judge the author who wrote it.
Dig Boston |
Aaron Lecklider |
03-15-2006 |
Nonfiction
Really Black Humornew
The author of White Boy Shuffle digs through the crates for a surprising set of yuks.
The Village Voice |
Pete L'Official |
03-15-2006 |
Nonfiction
L.A. Womannew
Braverman reflects on the city of face-lifts in her "accidental memoir."
The Village Voice |
Akiva Gottlieb |
03-15-2006 |
Nonfiction
Examining the Inevitablenew
Pierson's book is part memoir, part philosophical treatise on the idea of home and part history lesson.
The Village Voice |
Katherine Sharpe |
03-15-2006 |
Nonfiction
Cost Conscious
The contributors come to bury Wal-Mart, not to praise it.
Washington City Paper |
Bell Clement |
03-10-2006 |
Nonfiction
The Bruckheimer Conspiracy
The book's high concept falls a bit short of its mark.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
03-10-2006 |
Nonfiction
Dating Himself Into a Cornernew
Greenwald’s either crafted a nifty pop-culture time capsule or an already dated nod to modern life.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Heather Kuldell |
03-10-2006 |
Fiction
Tags: Andy Greenwald, Miss Misery
Where the Boys Arenew
The Skills to Pay the Bills is a light look at the Beasties’ place in hip-hop history.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
03-10-2006 |
Nonfiction
