AltWeeklies Wire
Tom Cushman Revisits His Memories from Ali, Frazier, Foreman and Morenew
"It's hard to convey this, but I actually wouldn't ever have called myself a fight fan," Cushman says. "I was just fascinated with the people..."
Colorado Springs Independent |
Ralph Routon |
10-29-2009 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Carleen Brice Challenges Readers to Stretch Their 'Must-Read' Listsnew
From her blog, "White Readers Meet Black Authors," to her genre-bending novels, Brice's writing is gaining momentum.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Jill Thomas |
07-30-2009 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Sci-Fi Icon Extends a Hand Across the Author-Audience Dividenew
The American Tolkien demonstrates how science fiction fandom presaged the social networking age.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Dylan Otto Krider |
01-23-2009 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Timothy Egan Digs into Small-town Americanew
As Egan researched the Dust Bowl, it turned into a story of what happens when people — pushed by their government — abuse the land and destroy an entire ecosystem; in this case, the grasslands of the Great Plains.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Kirsten Aikens |
09-23-2008 |
Nonfiction
Tags: The Worst Hard Time, Timothy Egan
Stephen Singular on Mormon Polygamist Warren Jeffsnew
His current book details the rise of Warren Jeffs, the leader of the FLDS, who was convicted on two counts of being an accomplice to rape for forcing a 14-year-old girl to marry her 19-year-old cousin.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Jill Thomas |
07-29-2008 |
Nonfiction
How 'She Was' Gave Janis Hallowell a New Perspective on Politicsnew
"This book politicalized me — sort of like Vietnam politicalized a whole generation of people," says Hallowell.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Kirsten Akens |
06-24-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Chuck Palahniuk Talks 'Snuff'new
He talks at length about his ninth and latest novel, Fight Club and fainting spells.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Matthew Schniper |
05-23-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Jim Sheeler Emerges from World of Wartime Loss With New Book and a Pleanew
Jim Sheeler's path to the Pulitzer Prize began simply enough. He was just curious about what was going on behind the scenes during the military funeral for Lance Cpl. Thomas J. Slocum, the first Coloradan to fall in the Iraq War.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Michael De Yoanna |
05-13-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Food Flightnew
The food-expert couple the Jamisons ate their way around the world, and you can savor their tales.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Archana Pyati |
04-01-2008 |
Nonfiction
Ghost Writersnew
Sad story lurks behind search for GLBT anthology contributions.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Nicolas Alvarado |
03-18-2008 |
Books
The Reason for Rhymenew
Proponents say the time is right for Colorado to create a poet laureate to ... um, do what, exactly?
Colorado Springs Independent |
Colin Stroud |
02-19-2008 |
Books
A Graphic Novel Ideanew
Walter and Weezie Simonson bring 30 years of super experience to the Pikes Peak Writers Conference.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Amanda Lundgren |
01-22-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Mark Jenkins' Excellent Adventurenew
And so we come to Jenkins, author and former Outside columnist, who stands in the face of his clownish peers as an authentic adventurer.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Matt Martin |
11-20-2007 |
Nonfiction
Up, Up and Awaynew
Austin Grossman's debut novel gets inside the heads of some pretty powerful people.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Kirsten Akens |
06-21-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Mike Jones Shares His 'Art'new
It's barely been six months since this male escort from Denver brought one of the nation's most powerful evangelicals to his knees for the last time, and already the book version is about to fly off the shelves into the eager, upturned sweaty palms of the masses.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Cara DeGette |
05-25-2007 |
Nonfiction
