AltWeeklies Wire
James Frey on Fact, Fiction and Doing It Once More, with Feelingnew
Frey's Lazarus-like literary return is Bright Shiny Morning, his first (complete) fiction novel. Like most subjects related to Frey, it's causing a polarizing shitstorm.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Bob Hill |
05-27-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
An Interview With Richard Price, Written in the Style of Richard Pricenew
To the best of Brian McManus' (limited) ability.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Brian McManus |
04-07-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Lush Life, Richard Price
War of the Worldsnew
In Philly, Salman Rushdie discusses Islam, fiction and the "aesthetic of dirt."
Philadelphia Weekly |
David Adler |
03-03-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Salman Rushdie
'Hooking Up' Deconstructs College Relationshipsnew
Sociology professor Kathleen Bogle's new book presents the findings of a study about how couples get together that she started as a graduate student.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Morgan A. Zalot |
02-25-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
A Spicy Tributenew
Sara Roahen was four chapters into writing her just-published book -- Gumbo Tales, an exploration into the culinary wonders of New Orleans -- when Katrina hit her adopted city.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Tim Whitaker |
02-11-2008 |
Nonfiction
Blue Periodnew
David Fulmer's The Blue Door,a new mystery novel, pays homage to Philly.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Tim Whitaker |
01-22-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: David Fulmer, The Blue Door
'The Oprah Phenomenon': Winfrey or Losersnew
The academic critics in this collection accuse Oprah of not only being a self-help snake oil peddler, but also chief salesman for an unrelentingly conservative view of the American dream.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Staff |
10-29-2007 |
Nonfiction
Joe Matt's 'Spent' Isn't as Good as Pornnew
Joe Matt's newest graphic novel is the most unflattering self-portrayal -- addicted to pornography, misogynistic and disgustingly self-absorbed -- ever essayed in comics.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Liz Spikol |
10-01-2007 |
Fiction
Bookstore Shelves Creak with Racist Panic Booksnew
This week we think about 9/11, and everything that came after, including the first new literary genre of the millennium: Islamic panic.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Staff |
09-10-2007 |
Books
'Exit Wounds' Reveals the Dissaffected State of Present Day Israelnew
A soldier tells a cabbie that his estranged father may have died in a suicide bombing in Rutu Modan's latest graphic novel.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Liz Spikol |
08-27-2007 |
Fiction
A Quest for Tuna Provides a Lesson in Globalizationnew
Sasha Issenberg parlayed his fascination with sushi and Japan into a book deal.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Steve Volk |
05-07-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Sasha Issenberg, The Sushi Economy
Satanic Snot Rags and Potbellied Dinosaursnew
Here's a spring reading list to thaw your brain, spleen and heart.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Willa Rohrer |
03-26-2007 |
Books
Straight From Hellnew
Philly's most insane author and publisher looks like a librarian.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Steven Wells |
03-05-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Slams at the Slaughternew
A debate grows within the black poetry movement.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Raymond Tyler |
02-20-2007 |
Books
Here Comes the Sonnew
Neal Pollack tries to be the ultimate indie dad.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Willa Rohrer |
01-22-2007 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Alternadad, Neal Pollack
