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Ira Glass' Kings Underscores Need for Good Writingnew

The book contains pieces as diverse as can be contained in one volume, from the economics of raising a cow in Michael Pollan's "Power Steer," to the group mentality of soccer hooligans in an excerpt from Bill Buford's book Among the Thugs.

Charleston City Paper | John Edward Royall | 01-30-2008 | Nonfiction

Tags: Ira Glass, The New King of Nonfiction, Nonfiction Reviews

A Clinton Primary Primernew

Biographer Carl Bernstein sees two sides in candidate's run for the White House.

Charleston City Paper | Greg Hambrick | 01-23-2008 | Author Profiles & Interviews

Tags: 2008 presidential election, Hillary Clinton, A Woman in Charge: The Life of Hillary Rodham Clinton, Carl Bernstein

Love in a Time of Mutant STDnew

Harvey Award-winning graphic novelist Charles Burns spent more than a decade crafting Black Hole. It is a profoundly disturbing allegory of adolescence.

Charleston City Paper | Jason A. Zwiker | 01-16-2008 | Fiction

Tags: Black Hole, Charles Burns, Fiction Reviews

Making Noise: The Composer's Cultural Predicament in the 20th Centurynew

New Yorker critic Alex Ross' book is a corrective for classical music history.

Charleston City Paper | John Stoehr | 01-02-2008 | Nonfiction

Tags: Alex Ross, The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century, Nonfiction Reviews

The Sturdy Dozennew

The 12 best books of 2007, including The Dangerous Book for Boys, Schulz and Peanuts: A Biography, and more.

Charleston City Paper | M.L. Van Valkenburgh | 12-26-2007 | Books

'Force of Nature' Captures the Difficuluty of Installation Artnew

The 144-page hardcover book about the groundbreaking exhibit of the same name, Force of Nature chronicles the exuberance of the 10 Japanese artists who visited the Carolinas last year to make site installations.

Charleston City Paper | Nick Smith | 10-10-2007 | Nonfiction

Tags: Force of Nature, Mark Sloan and Brad Thomas, Nonfiction Reviews

David Sedaris Is Taking Notesnew

While we're still months away from pulling out our Christmas tree, David Sedaris is sitting at his home in Paris, wrapping presents. The popular humorist will be stateside for a month as he tours the country with nightly readings of fresh material with his notoriously nasal, yet powdered delivery.

Charleston City Paper | Greg Hambrick | 10-03-2007 | Author Profiles & Interviews

Tags: David Sedaris, NPR

Examining Charleston Jazz: Jack McCray's new book traces the rootsnew

S.C. writer Jack McCray digs deep into his hometown's musical background in his new 127-page collection. Essays and images explain and reassemble many of the stories and accounts from the last 100 years.

Charleston City Paper | T. Ballard Lesemann | 07-03-2007 | Nonfiction

Tags: jazz, Arcadia, Charleston, Charleston Jazz, Jack McCray, Nonfiction Reviews