AltWeeklies Wire
Economic Rogues Run Amok in the Worldnew
Loretta Napoleoni says the epicenter of the economic and financial world is moving eastward, which spells bad news for us in North America.
The Georgia Straight |
Charlie Smith |
04-14-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Padma Viswanathan Revives India's Divided Pastnew
On reading a particularly heartbreaking chapter from Viswanathan's intricate family saga, the first-time novelist's aged grandmother took to her bed, feeling upset and perhaps even betrayed.
The Georgia Straight |
Alexander Varty |
04-14-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Chinese Novel 'Wolf Totem' Translated into Englishnew
Unlike many novels that deal with modern living, Wolf Totem is a semi-autobiographical work about a student named Chen Zhen who spends years in the remote Mongolian grasslands during the Cultural Revolution of the 1960s.
The Georgia Straight |
Bernice Chan |
04-14-2008 |
Books
Inside Bush's Brainnew
The word tragedy in the title of Jacob Weisberg's new book takes on more than one meaning as you make your way through this brisk, eye-opening psychological study of George W. Bush.
The Georgia Straight |
Brian Lynch |
03-21-2008 |
Nonfiction
Zarah Ghahramani Fearlessly Chronicles Her Time in Tehran's Worst Jailnew
In 2001, Ghahramani was grabbed off the streets of her native Tehran and taken to the city's notorious Evin prison, where countless political prisoners-together with prostitutes, thieves, murderers, and the criminally insane have been held without trial, and beaten, tortured, and killed.
The Georgia Straight |
Jillian Hull |
03-17-2008 |
Nonfiction
Jack Bryceland Gears Up for 103 Hikesnew
First printed in 1973 and revised once every seven years since then, 103 Hikes was originally authored by Mary and David Macaree. More than 120,000 copies later, it has become perhaps the most trusted reference for hikers in this corner of the province.
The Georgia Straight |
Stephen Hui |
03-07-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
John MacLachlan Gray's Victorian-era Thrillernew
Like his previous forays into the genre, there's a lot more going on than the pondering of pale corpses in floppy cravats.
The Georgia Straight |
John Lekich |
01-11-2008 |
Fiction
Robert Bringhurst's Simple Elegancenew
Everywhere Being is Dancing: Twenty Pieces of Thinking is an assemblage of well-considered ruminations, each one distinct but also linked by their creator’s deep erudition and plainspoken literary style.
The Georgia Straight |
Alexander Varty |
01-11-2008 |
Poetry
Tim Flannery Moves From Global Warming to Animalsnew
For Chasing Kangaroos, the Australian professor and paleontologist dives into a marsupial milieu, and its relatively narrow focus may put off recent Flannery converts.
The Georgia Straight |
Alexander Varty |
01-04-2008 |
Nonfiction
A Master Pares Down the Craft of Cookingnew
Michael Ruhlman gives us the goods on everything from stock to omelettes to tools to salt in his tautly tasty new kitchen tome.
The Georgia Straight |
Angela Murrills |
01-04-2008 |
Nonfiction
Mario Vargas Llosa Creates Deeply Satisfying Talenew
He remains a giant of South American literature, and in The Bad Girl, a tale of romantic obsession taken to the point of destruction, his sure touch and dexterity are undiminished.
The Georgia Straight |
Mat Loup |
12-17-2007 |
Fiction
Ten Picture Books for Tree-bound Totsnew
Given that there's no new Wii this season, you may just have to suck it up and give some picture books to the preschooler in your life.
The Georgia Straight |
John Burns |
12-10-2007 |
Fiction
Tags: Fiction Reviews
Pulitzer-winner Richard Rhodes Examines the Russiansnew
Rhodes sifts the half-century between World War II and the dissolution of the USSR to understand the hysteria that brought the supergiants (and the rest of us) to the brink of Armageddon. The result is a meticulously researched, compelling examination of the 20th century's dread-wracked second half.
The Georgia Straight |
John Burns |
11-12-2007 |
Nonfiction
Comix King Adrian Tomine Discusses 'Shortcomings'new
Shortcomings, which took him five years to complete, has stirred controversy partly because of the protagonist's ambivalence about his Asian heritage and partly because it's serious, adult work.
The Georgia Straight |
Shawn Conner |
11-12-2007 |
Fiction
'The Bone Sharps': A Study of Conflictnew
Based on the true story of Charles Sternberg, the visionary fossil collector who found his El Dorado among the Drumheller hoodoos, The Bone Sharps is both a historical novel, rich in period detail, and a poignant meditation on dreams.
The Georgia Straight |
Alexander Varty |
11-02-2007 |
Nonfiction
