AltWeeklies Wire
'Girls' Gone Wildenew

The Watchmen creator's decades-in-the-making (porno)graphic opus finally sees release.
The Village Voice |
Richard Gehr |
08-23-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Pretty Mysteriousnew

Everything Pessl has going for her is also going against her.
L.A. Weekly |
Nathan Ihara |
08-17-2006 |
Fiction
Your Enemies and Neighborsnew
Julia Sweig's Friendly Fire and Jeff Faux's The Global Class War look at how the other 80 percent live -- and why they hate us.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Tom Gallagher |
08-16-2006 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Nonfiction Reviews
Smart Pop Analysisnew
What's best about Empire of Dirt is that Fonarow's equally a thinker's thinker and a fan's fan.
Seattle Weekly |
Michaelangelo Matos |
08-16-2006 |
Nonfiction
Gentleman Radicalnew

As Americans forget their history, forfeit power to corporations, and endorse perpetual war, Gore Vidal continues a one-man campaign for a "civilized" nation.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mick Farren |
08-11-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Write This!new
Snyder says he has the ideas needed to make a screenplay a success.
Tucson Weekly |
James Reel |
08-09-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Truth and Consequencesnew
Anne Shelby thinks differently than most of Clay country; it hasn't killed her -- yet.
LEO Weekly |
Stephen George |
08-07-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
City Of Slackersnew

We take a joy ride with the self-professed expert on Doing Nothing to find out just why Portland is so damn laid-back.
Willamette Week |
Karla Starr |
08-03-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Gangs of D.C.
This book is charming, because Continetti approaches his subjects with an innocence that can't be anything but.
Washington City Paper |
Ryan Grim |
07-28-2006 |
Nonfiction
Naturally Giftednew
As in the fragments of Heraclitus, these poems create a kind of economy of the elements.
Seven Days |
John Freeman |
07-28-2006 |
Poetry
Everybody Knew His Namenew
A journalist recounts the Long Island corner bar where he grew up.
Nashville Scene |
Liz Garrigan |
07-26-2006 |
Nonfiction
Tags: J.R. Moehringer, The Tender Bar
Real Chick Litnew
WriteGirl creates a safe space for girls to grow into themselves.
L.A. Alternative |
Lucinda Michele Knapp |
07-25-2006 |
Books
Sense and Strivingnew
Like the characters she creates, Mason never wastes a word -- she speaks only when there's a need for something to be said.
Birmingham Weekly |
Ginny Phillips |
07-24-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Bobbie Ann Mason, Nancy Culpepper
Divide, Not Conquernew
Galbraith argues forcefully both for Kurdish independence and against Bush administration policies in his new book.
Seven Days |
Gordon Robison |
07-21-2006 |
Nonfiction
No Regretsnew
Upon the release of his 26th book, best-selling author James Lee Burke looks back -- and doesn't hold back -- on a lifetime of writing.
Missoula Independent |
Skylar Browning |
07-20-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews