AltWeeklies Wire
The Gore Attacknew
Someone exceptional seems to have erupted from the trappings of the old, more conventional politician -- the new Gore 2.0 talks smart and straight, and The Assault on Reason eviscerates the Bush administration while exploring the strange new American dialogue.
Sacramento News & Review |
Melinda Welsh |
06-14-2007 |
Nonfiction
Khaled Hosseini's Two Womennew
Hosseini may not be a lyrical writer, but he marshals details well, which helps render his characters' plight -- so foreign to us -- in human terms.
Sacramento News & Review |
John Freeman |
06-07-2007 |
Fiction
'Falling Man': Return to 9/11new
No piece of fiction has come closer to recreating the atmosphere of that day and the days shortly thereafter.
Sacramento News & Review |
John Freeman |
05-25-2007 |
Fiction
Tags: Don DeLillo, Falling Man
Mark Twain's Wild Ridenew
How his down-and-out days in California's Central Valley gave the great writer his voice -- and made him famous.
Sacramento News & Review |
Scott Thomas Anderson |
05-17-2007 |
Books
Arden and Beaunew
Prize-winning poet Mark Doty's new memoir returns to the topic of grief -- this time, as explored on four legs.
Sacramento News & Review |
Kel Munger |
04-13-2007 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Mark Doty, Dog Years: A Memoir
Nature Studiesnew
Review of Gary Snyder's Back on the Fire: Essays and Kim Stanley Robinson's novel 60 Days and Counting.
Sacramento News & Review |
Kel Munger |
04-05-2007 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Back on the Fire, Gary Snyder
Notes On the Have-notsnew
William T. Vollman talks about the plight of the poor, writing, the current state of the world and what he'd like to see happen to President Bush.
Sacramento News & Review |
Ralph Brave |
04-05-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Poor People, William T. Vollmann
War and Redemptionnew
An interview with poet Kevin Young, whose newest collection, For the Confederate Dead, tackles American history, grief and redemption.
Sacramento News & Review |
Kel Munger |
03-15-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Giving the Devil His Duenew
After 84 years and 36 books, Norman Mailer concludes that some people are just evil.
Sacramento News & Review |
John Freeman |
02-02-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
A Boiling Over of the Massesnew
Talking 'bout a (Hungarian) revolution: Sebestyen provides an in-depth look at a nation struggling through such a transition.
Sacramento News & Review |
Edward Dunn |
01-26-2007 |
Nonfiction
War Studiesnew
Two recently published books offer suprisingly similar guidance about what to do about the war in Iraq.
Sacramento News & Review |
David G. Sweet |
01-22-2007 |
Nonfiction
Reading for a Rainy Daynew
When the weather outside is frightful, stay warm and dry with books and comfort food. Check out some of these new offerings.
Sacramento News & Review |
Kel Munger |
01-04-2007 |
Books
Criminally Sexynew
If the world really was inhabited by the people in Brennan's imagination, there'd be a serial killer around every corner -- but when it comes to her books, should we dial ‘M’ for murder or making love?
Sacramento News & Review |
Kel Munger |
12-14-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Allison Brennan, Speak No Evil
Save It Nownew
It's now or never to save the Earth, E.O. Wilson writes in a new book, addressed to an imagined Southern Baptist minister.
Sacramento News & Review |
Melinda Welsh |
11-24-2006 |
Nonfiction
What Killed Gary?new
One writer offers a personal take on the new book about Gary Webb.
Sacramento News & Review |
Kel Munger |
11-16-2006 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Kill the Messenger, Nick Schou
