AltWeeklies Wire
An Epitaph for Architecturenew
"Content," an inventory of work by the Office of Metropolitan Architecture, professes at every turn the difficulty of creating architecture in an increasingly complex and pluralistic world.
Jackson Free Press |
Randy Perkins |
11-10-2004 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Content, Rem Koolhaas
Behind the Robesnew
Another book on the sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic Church appears, at first, redundant. What is there left to say? Yet, Vows of Silence: The Abuse of Power in the Papacy of John Paul II informs us of new, fascinating stories. One is of a priest who takes on the Vatican on behalf of abuse victims.
Jackson Free Press |
Lawrence Silver |
11-03-2004 |
Nonfiction
God Had a Plannew
Hanson writes, "I've never been one to believe that people could or should blame how they’ve turned out on circumstance, yet Spencer’s story spoke straight to my soul."
Jackson Free Press |
Lynette Hanson |
11-03-2004 |
Nonfiction
Alabama Dreamin'new
Hoffman gives an "Alabama Twist" to the Kleinmans—a compelling drama about a classic Southern family, except that they're Jewish.
Jackson Free Press |
Lynette Hanson |
10-29-2004 |
Fiction
Jill Conner Browne Tells Allnew
Hanson interviews New York Times best-selling Author Jill Conner Browne on everything from writing and racism to marriage (gay and straight, that is).
Jackson Free Press |
Lynette Hanson |
10-07-2004 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
White Noisenew
The only thing as ill-conceived as the 22-year-old author's arguments is his logic. Trouble is, somewhere along the line Ben Ferguson bought into his own hype, and started believing he was qualified to crown himself the voice of young America.
Jackson Free Press |
Robert Williamson |
10-02-2004 |
Nonfiction
Sweet Home Paradoxnew
What we have in Mark Kemp’s new book is much more than what it appears to be on the surface—it’s a cathartic treatise on the author’s life in and with the music of his formative and adult years and the musicians who brought it to him.
Jackson Free Press |
Lynette Hanson |
09-23-2004 |
Nonfiction
The Altar of Footballnew
The New York Times reporter Warren St. John became intrigued with football fan mania after he heard a father admit on a TV interview that he and his wife skipped their daughter's wedding to watch a football game.
Jackson Free Press |
Lynette Hanson |
09-08-2004 |
Nonfiction
Signifying Plentynew
In her review of Douglas's Southern lit-themed "Witnessing," Williams feels the tug of discovery.
Jackson Free Press |
Ruth Campbell Williams |
09-08-2004 |
Nonfiction
