AltWeeklies Wire
Remembrance of Persons Passednew
The souls in Brockmeier's novel eat, drink and sleep, although their hearts never beat.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Bell |
02-16-2006 |
Fiction
Robbin' Hoodnew
After months of legal wrangling, the story of Philadelphia's K&A gang finally gets published.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Jessica Lussenhop |
02-15-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Trouble in Paradisenew
Hawaiian novelist Lois-Ann Yamanaka is as spirited as her books, a dynamo who throws herself headlong into each new project.
The Village Voice |
Anderson Tepper |
02-14-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Behold the Many, Lois-Ann Yamanaka
Full Circlenew
Taylor Branch completes his epic chronicle of America in the King years.
Birmingham Weekly |
Mark Kelly |
02-13-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: At Canaan's Edge, Taylor Branch
True Storiesnew
Po Bronson, the anti-Frey, ditches fashion for honesty.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Kirk Woundy |
02-13-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Po Bronson
Workin' for The Man
Dan Kieren maps out the tragic specifics of exactly how much jobs suck.
Washington City Paper |
Dave Nuttycombe |
02-10-2006 |
Nonfiction
Women: 'Food and Turf'
This book is suitable bathroom reading for the single woman, but woe is the self-help seeker who finds gospel within.
Washington City Paper |
Mike Keefe-Feldman |
02-10-2006 |
Nonfiction
It Can Happen Herenew
Maggie MacDonald sounds the alarm with a novel set in a totalitarian near-future.
Montreal Mirror |
Lorraine Carpenter |
02-10-2006 |
Fiction
Tags: Kill the Robot, Maggie MacDonald
A Few Good Mennew
Presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin looks at Lincoln's inner circle -- and discovers his political genius.
Illinois Times |
Corrine Frisch |
02-10-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Remembrance of Persons Pastnew
Death, like magic and insanity, has always provided a good excuse for authors to go nonlinear with their writing, and Brockmeier uses the opportunity to gorgeous effect.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Bell |
02-09-2006 |
Fiction
Dear Godnew
An exceedingly controversial book gets people talking about the problems of tolerating religious fundamentalism -- but doesn't provide good alternatives.
Metroland |
Gene Mirabelli |
02-09-2006 |
Nonfiction
Daydream Believernew
Boston rocker Jen Trynin documents her would-have-been stardom with self-mocking wit.
Boston Phoenix |
Amy Finch |
02-09-2006 |
Nonfiction
Incarceration and Miserynew
Thanks to renowned photographer Tomas Roma’s latest offering, we’re free to dwell on Holmesburg Prison's palpable evil from the comfort of our living rooms.
Dig Boston |
Paul McMorrow |
02-08-2006 |
Nonfiction
In Murky Watersnew
Intrigue and adventure abound in the tale of the Rebel ship Shenandoah, the Confederate raider that sailed around the world.
Nashville Scene |
Clay Risen |
02-08-2006 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Sea of Gray, Tom Chaffin
Polymathically Perversenew
Jonathan Ames finds pleasure in any subject and every quarter -- including his own ass.
Seattle Weekly |
John Dicker |
02-08-2006 |
Nonfiction
