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Wred Fright, Zinester Novelistnew
"Wred Fright" is the nom-de-zine of Dr. Fred Wright, an English professor outside Cleveland who wrote his doctoral thesis on zine culture -- he talks about his latest novel.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Aaron Jentzen |
07-24-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Potter, Potter, Everywherenew
Harry Potter is Odysseus, Don Quijote, Huck Finn, Peter Pan, Elvis, Luke Skywalker, Michael Jordan, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Jesus Christ rolled into one, and his final chapter will signal the end of a way of life for millions of disciples.
Boston Phoenix |
Sharon Steel |
07-19-2007 |
Books
Missing Linksnew
A new book connects a long unsolved New Orleans murder, the AIDS epidemic, cancer and the JFK assassination.
Gambit |
Kandace Power Graves |
07-17-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Dr. Mary's Monkey, Edward Haslam
From Mormon Mom to International Sensationnew
Arizona's Stephenie Meyer has caused an international sensation with her young adult vampire series.
Phoenix New Times |
Megan Irwin |
07-17-2007 |
Books
Tags: Eclipse, Stephenie Meyer
Car Bomb Universitynew
A history of the big blowup.
Shepherd Express |
Michael Carriere |
07-16-2007 |
Nonfiction
'The River Cottage Meat Book' vs. 'The Bloodless Revolution'new
These two books beg the question: Could conscientious meat-eating be better for animals than vegetarianism?
Chicago Reader |
Nicholas Day |
07-16-2007 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Nonfiction Reviews
Steal Das Booknew
Rod Shene paid a paltry few grand for a volume worth $500,000 or more -- only one hitch: The German government wants it back.
Riverfront Times |
Kathleen McLaughlin |
07-13-2007 |
Books
3rd Degree: Peter Wardnew
The scientist on climate change, mass extinctions, and other crazy global-warming consequences.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mindy Farabee |
07-13-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Peter Ward, Under a Green Sky
Children of Hopenew
Former Gambit Weekly editor Michael Tisserand's new book tells how parents and teachers helped children traumatized by Katrina deal with their losses -- and how one family chose to leave the city they loved.
Gambit |
Kandace Power Graves |
07-10-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
This Pod-novelist May be Close to Striking Literary Goldnew
After a grueling year of shopping his first novel to agents, Chris Hutchins opted to podcast instead.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Amy Guthrie |
07-10-2007 |
Books
The Literary Scandal of 2007new
One of Germany's best-known anti-Nazi novelists confesses to a stint in the SS, noting that onions are endlessly nested, bringing tears to those around them.
The Georgia Straight |
John Burns |
07-06-2007 |
Nonfiction
Memphis Flyer's Summer 2007 Booklistnew
Hillary Clinton: the right stuff? Welcome to the "terrordome" and Laurel Canyon. Baby boomers must die. Palahniuk's Rant and vacations from hell.
The Memphis Flyer |
Staff |
07-06-2007 |
Books
This Book Opens Younew
To read it is to find yourself complicit in anguished dreams, carved and quartered by the eerie harmonics of a jagged, many-edged voice.
Erard Mines Applied Bluderologynew
The subtext -- and pretext -- of this book is that in 2007 you don't need a blunderologist to tell you that the most powerful man in the world is a gaffe factory.
The Texas Observer |
Steven G. Kellman |
07-03-2007 |
Nonfiction
How Big is Harry Potter?new
Considering all the hype surrounding the seventh and final book in the Harry Potter series, you would think that the July 21 release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is one of the most anticipated events in human history. Well, almost.
Portland Phoenix |
Joel C. Theriault |
07-03-2007 |
Books
