AltWeeklies Wire
Tell Me Lessnew
Rebecca Walker's Baby Love and Anne Lamott's Grace (Eventually) prove they don't understand that some thoughts are best kept private.
Chicago Reader |
Jessica Hopper |
04-02-2007 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Nonfiction Reviews
Does Plagiarism Exist?new
Jonathan Lethem and Richard Posner butt heads over the question at a panel discussion.
Chicago Reader |
Harold Henderson |
03-26-2007 |
Books
Power to the Cluelessnew
The politics of bisexuality aren't as complicated as you'd think.
Chicago Reader |
Noah Berlatsky |
03-06-2007 |
Nonfiction
Who's Choosing the News?new
No one denies the media landscape is changing, but Eric Klinenberg's new book doesn't shed much light on how and why.
Chicago Reader |
Harold Henderson |
02-26-2007 |
Nonfiction
Send in the Clownnew
It takes a political satirist to explain the father of capitalism.
Chicago Reader |
Chris Barsanti |
02-20-2007 |
Nonfiction
No Wiseguys, Just Guysnew
Ex-journalist Donald Evans turns his stint as a gambler and bookie into a debut novel.
Chicago Reader |
Jeffrey Felshman |
02-12-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Donald Evans, Good Money After Bad
From MLK to Jay-Znew
An attempt at understanding contemporary black male identity.
Chicago Reader |
Noah Berlatsky |
02-06-2007 |
Nonfiction
Invisible Americanew
What it's like, day by day, to be a Mexican immigrant in the U.S.
Chicago Reader |
Phoebe Connelly |
01-30-2007 |
Nonfiction
Alternative to What?new
In his memoir about trying to be a cool dad, Pollack reveals that he's just like every other parent.
Chicago Reader |
Martha Bayne |
01-22-2007 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Alternadad, Neal Pollack
Around the World in 1,085 Pagesnew
Round one with Pynchon's longest and busiest novel.
Chicago Reader |
Jonathan Rosenbaum |
12-04-2006 |
Fiction
Tags: Against the Day, Thomas Pynchon
A Daydream Nationnew
Marcus is nostalgic for an America that was never more than a fantasy.
Chicago Reader |
Jessica Hopper |
11-22-2006 |
Nonfiction
A True Crimenew
Lueders details how a rape victim wound up being treated like a criminal.
Chicago Reader |
Linda Lutton |
11-13-2006 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Bill Lueders, Cry Rape
The Genius in the Cornfieldnew
Powers discusses his National Book Award-nominated ninth novel.
Chicago Reader |
Stephen J. Lyons |
11-06-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Richard Powers, The Echo Maker
After the Delugenew
A New Orleans writer's collected columns document everyday life post-Katrina.
Chicago Reader |
Michael Tisserand |
10-23-2006 |
Nonfiction
When You Hate Your Necknew
Apparently the thing to do is focus on your navel.
Chicago Reader |
S.L. Wisenberg |
10-09-2006 |
Nonfiction
