AltWeeklies Wire
J.T. and Menew
Rocker Kay Hanley explains how she fell for the second-best literary hoax of the year -- the self-styled transgendered drug addict J.T. Leroy.
Boston Phoenix |
Kay Hanley |
02-24-2006 |
Books
Juvenile Justicenew
Administrators and other adults should read what teens read before judging what is and isn't acceptable.
Baltimore City Paper |
Michael Corbin |
02-24-2006 |
Books
Saving Souls, Losing Kidsnew
Two new memoirs, Jesus Land and Have You Seen My Mother? detail how religious fanaticism can affect children.
Sacramento News & Review |
Kel Munger |
02-24-2006 |
Nonfiction
Loser Chicnew
Merot’s Mammals makes alcoholism and failure fun.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
02-24-2006 |
Fiction
Tags: Mammals, Pierre Merot
Lost and Foundnew
The serendipity of Sara Bader's discovery is a lot like the essence of classified advertising itself.
Boston Phoenix |
Amy Finch |
02-24-2006 |
Nonfiction
From the Ashesnew
With one of the better novels to come out of 9/11, Jay McInerney grows up.
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
02-24-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Jay McInerney, The Good Life
Dull Dancingnew
Bert Williams is one of the most fascinating characters in American black history, but this novel based on his life doesn't reflect that.
NOW Magazine |
Graham Duncan |
02-23-2006 |
Fiction
Alt.comicsnew
Bizarro World turns alternative and independent comics creators, television writers and even a few musicians loose on Superman, Batman and the rest of DC Comics' superhero universe.
Co-Dependent Deliriumnew
Benderson explores his masochistic infatuation with a hot male sex worker in this memoir.
Willamette Week |
Joanna Cantor |
02-22-2006 |
Nonfiction
Confessions of a Food Addictnew
Leith's food-addiction odyssey is a kaleidoscopic view of a topic that's both complex and simple.
Seattle Weekly |
Neal Schindler |
02-22-2006 |
Nonfiction
Tags: The Hungry Years, William Leith
Throwing Bombsnew
Spiotta's second novel describes the radical culture of Northwest political activism from the inside.
Seattle Weekly |
Ross Simonini |
02-22-2006 |
Fiction
Tags: Dana Spiotta, Eat the Document
All Economics Is Local
Harford's pop-ec book is the latest sign that we're living in the decade of economics.
Washington City Paper |
Jandos Rothstein |
02-17-2006 |
Nonfiction
The Road Takennew
Anders Nilsen reflects on his rough walk through nowhere.
Montreal Mirror |
Matthew Woodley |
02-17-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Anders Nilsen, Dogs and Water
Pulling No Punchesnew
Grievous Angel fails to provide any more tangible insight into Gram's troubled psyche.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
James Kelly |
02-16-2006 |
Nonfiction
The Critic as Artistnew
By drawing out preconceived notions and puts them under the microscope, Kogan truly shines as not just a critic of music, but of the culture at large.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
02-16-2006 |
Nonfiction
