AltWeeklies Wire
A Modest Meleenew
Goldsher discusses why Modest Mouse frontman Isaac Brock wants to beat the shit out of him.
Chicago Newcity |
Jeremy Schnitker |
04-18-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Akhil Sharma and Dara Horn, The Future of American Writersnew
Horn, a scholar of Yiddish and Hebrew literature, and Sharma, a former investment banker, were both recently named to Granta's Best of Young American Novelists list.
Chicago Newcity |
John Freeman |
04-04-2007 |
Books
Love, Lethem, Lovenew
The Fortress of Solitude author Jonathan Lethem writes a romance, kind of.
Chicago Newcity |
Tom Lynch |
03-07-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Dead Calmnew
Brockmeier talks about the two worlds of his quick, slim novel.
Chicago Newcity |
Tom Lynch |
02-07-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Never Mind the Parentsnew
Meet Neal Pollack, alternadad.
Chicago Newcity |
Tom Lynch |
01-17-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Alternadad, Neal Pollack
Mumbai on the Makenew
Chandra's Sacred Games is the new year's big novel.
Chicago Newcity |
John Freeman |
01-03-2007 |
Fiction
Tags: Sacred Games, Vikram Chandra
Palestinian Considerationnew
Former President Jimmy Carter returns to the Middle East.
Chicago Newcity |
John Freeman |
12-20-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Hard Livingnew
The smoking, drinking poker player James McManus gets a physical.
Chicago Newcity |
Tom Lynch |
01-18-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
The Prequel Pekarnew
With the rest of his life thoroughly documented through thirty years of American Splendor, Harvey Pekar's new book The Quitter has the air of a swan song.
Chicago Newcity |
Brian and Matthew Hieggelke |
01-10-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Harvey Pekar, The Quitter
Music to Our Eyes: Books That Rocknew
Six of the more intriguing books about music released late in 2004 are reviewed. They include Benjamin Nugent's shallow look at the life of Elliott Smith and an entertaining overview of British indie-rock in the '90s.
Chicago Newcity |
Tom Lynch |
01-04-2005 |
Nonfiction
