AltWeeklies Wire
Poor, Minorities Magnets for Industrial 'Sacrifice Zones'new
Grappling with how to own up to the toxic legacy of uranium mining and nuclear weapons processing in the United States, government officials coined the cold term "sacrifice zones" in the 1980s.
San Antonio Current |
Michael Barajas |
10-12-2011 |
Nonfiction
Tags: steve lerner
Naked Winenew
Alice Feiring wants to convince you that "naked wine" is better.
Metro Pulse |
Cari Wade Gervin |
09-28-2011 |
Nonfiction
What Comes After Black?new
Cultural critic and author Touré explores the concept of post-blackness in his new book.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Wyatt Williams |
09-26-2011 |
Nonfiction
A Fracking Messnew
In his new mystery novel, longtime journalist Mark Stevens tackles murder alongside oil and gas mayhem.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Kirsten Akens |
09-22-2011 |
Books
Social Insecuritynew
In 2001, Nickel and Dimed got rapturous reviews for its exposure of the invisible poor; 10 years later, the groundbreaking investigation feels like usiness as usual.
Orlando Weekly |
Seth Kubersky |
09-22-2011 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Barbara Ehrenreich
Four Brilliant Authors and Why They're Douchebagsnew
There are some truly brilliant authors who have such deep moral lapses that if we'd known about them before we probably never would've read any of their works no matter how brilliant. That was the key to putting together this list.
Houston Press |
Jef With One F |
09-19-2011 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Ian Bogost reveals How to Do Things With Videogamesnew
Georgia Tech professor's new books expand the playing field for video games
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
08-09-2011 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Strange Fruitnew
Barry Estabrook on the high cost of cheap tomatoes.
Orlando Weekly |
Megan Peck |
07-28-2011 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Endpapers: Summer Readingnew
What’s new? Supergods, a Swedish whodunit, and a shocking good time.
The Memphis Flyer |
Flyer Staff |
07-07-2011 |
Books
Bleak Frames and Guiltnew
David Lester depicts the shadowy relationship between words and actions in the graphic novel, The Listener.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Nicole Gluckstern |
05-27-2011 |
Fiction
The Rise of Phoenixnew
'Desert Visions' may be the definitive history of Arizona's capital city.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Hull |
05-04-2011 |
Nonfiction
Behind the Controversial Anthology of Rapnew
Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. called The Anthology of Rap "an essential contribution to our living literary tradition," while Chuck D said it "might just break the commercial trance that's had rap in a chokehold for the past several years." But it's also the hip-hop tale of AWOL fathers and fractured identities, of bitter duels and fiery smackdowns.
Daniel Clowes' Oakland Is for Damaged Loversnew
His comics let romance take center stage -- sort of.
East Bay Express |
Stefanie Kalem |
04-21-2011 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Joyce Carol Oates' Journey of Grief and Gardeningnew
The legendary American novelist tells a tale of heartbreaking loss.
East Bay Express |
Stefanie Kalem |
04-18-2011 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Joyce Carol Oates, Mrs. Dalloway's
