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George Saunders, Americannew
Saunders gets transposed into his own cracked reality.
New York Press |
Scott Indrisek |
04-27-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Controlnew
Although he's a hero in the national dialogue, it's not surprising that Rudy Giuliani has felt the scorn of many 9/11 families.
New York Press |
Glenn Corbett |
04-27-2006 |
Excerpts
Too Pretty for Radionew
What should you know about the voices of NPR?
New York Press |
Kevin Friedl |
04-20-2006 |
Nonfiction
The Accidental Pop Touristnew
In his latest book, Toure spins new tales of bold-faced names and glitterati exploits.
New York Press |
Andre LeRoy Davis |
04-20-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Never Drank the Kool-Aid, Toure
In Defense of Lyingnew
Is James Frey our A.J. Liebling?
New York Press |
Tim Marchman |
02-02-2006 |
Books
World Trade Center Replacement Was No Grassroots Effortnew
Philip Nobel's book reveals the degree to which big money interests and Gov. George Pataki manipulated the process of selecting a design project for Ground Zero.
New York Press |
Dan Neel |
01-27-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Port Authority, a star-crossed celebrity architect, Daniel Libeskind, Philip Nobel, Ronald Lauder, Sixteen Acres: Architecture and the Outrageous Struggle for the Future of Ground Zero, World Trade Center: the New York State Commission of Privatization and the New York State Research Council on Privatization investigative journalist Justin Berzon and National Review Online contributing editor Deroy Murdock
Dennis Cooper Steps Into a Publishing Voidnew
The Sluts brings to life a world that may be unfamiliar to a lot of people: one of hardcore gay sex that walks to the edge of brutal sadomasochism, often jumping in.
New York Press |
Jeff Koyen |
12-22-2004 |
Fiction
Tags: Sex, Little, Alex Kasavin, bottoms, Dennis Cooper, Peter Sotos, Selfish, The Sluts, tops, Void Books
Cartoonist Creates Art From the Ordinarynew
Our Movie Year contains some of the heaviest personal material Harvey Pekar has offered yet. It examines how overwhelmed he was by the prospect of long-delayed success.
New York Press |
Paul Buhle |
12-20-2004 |
Nonfiction
A Hungarian Master Speaks to the Futurenew
Auschwitz survivor Imre Kertesz, and his works, stand on the precipice of his generation -- one of the darkest in world history -- and scream into the void of a future that they cannot know.
New York Press |
Joshua Cohen |
12-20-2004 |
Fiction
German Author's Sprawling Body of Work Is Distillednew
Grass, with his cat and his mouse, his dog, rat, snail and flounder, can stand beside Beatrix Potter, Kipling and Aesop in the library of quintessential bestiaries.
New York Press |
Elizabeth Keim |
12-09-2004 |
Fiction
Life of the Man Who Wrote the Lifenew
Really. In a book about Goines, Goines is barely there. The biographer is there though, as are pages upon pages of irrelevant instruction. Just because Allen can't get a bead on his subject doesn't make his subject bad, just badass.
New York Press |
John Hood |
11-17-2004 |
Nonfiction
The Eternal Return of Fictionnew
Canadian-born and Poland-based writer Soren Gauger evidently wants Time to be the sole character and narrator of his first full-length collection of short fiction.
New York Press |
Joshua Cohen |
11-11-2004 |
Fiction
Band Appeals to Bobos From the Coastsnew
A new coffee-table book sheds light on the question of whether Wilco, with its success, has evolved into a better band.
New York Press |
Lionel Beehner |
11-11-2004 |
Nonfiction
Street Art Shapes Public Spacenew
In contrast to traditional art, Josh MacPhee asserts, stencils are the great equalizer: With the help of basic, affordable materials, the same work of art can reappear throughout a city, cities or countries, meeting with a broad audience and reception.
New York Press |
Kate Crane |
11-11-2004 |
Nonfiction
Author of The Outsiders Leaves the Young Adult Sectionnew
S.E. Hinton's Hawkes Harbor marks her first voyage into the fantastic. The novel about street-tough orphan Jamie Sommers features pirates, jewel smugglers and one extended encounter with a vampire.
New York Press |
Brian Heater |
09-24-2004 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
