AltWeeklies Wire
Bones of Lifenew
Septuagenarian Philip Roth meditates on sex, family and death.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
05-26-2006 |
Fiction
Tags: Philip Roth, Everyman
Ya Ya Ya!new
In the wake of the Kaavya Viswanathan scandal and other bad press, Castellucci stands up for
young adult fiction.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
05-12-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Cecil Castellucci, Queen of Cool
Too Much Talknew
The authors have talent, but Which Brings Me to You is still a frustrating romantic comedy.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
05-05-2006 |
Fiction
Mom Troublesnew
Flanagan opines on upper-class housewifery.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
04-28-2006 |
Nonfiction
Chop Chopnew
Ruth Reichl discusses the pleasures and perils of magazine editing.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
04-21-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Quantum Qualitynew
Mobius Dick is a page-turning fusion of
fiction and physics.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
03-24-2006 |
Fiction
Tags: Andrew Crumey, Mobius Dick
Tunnel Visionnew
Trussoni wastes her talent in this memoir of her
Vietnam-vet father.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
03-17-2006 |
Nonfiction
Where the Boys Arenew
The Skills to Pay the Bills is a light look at the Beasties’ place in hip-hop history.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
03-10-2006 |
Nonfiction
Loser Chicnew
Merot’s Mammals makes alcoholism and failure fun.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
02-24-2006 |
Fiction
Tags: Mammals, Pierre Merot
The Road Takennew
Anders Nilsen reflects on his rough walk through nowhere.
Montreal Mirror |
Matthew Woodley |
02-17-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Anders Nilsen, Dogs and Water
It Can Happen Herenew
Maggie MacDonald sounds the alarm with a novel set in a totalitarian near-future.
Montreal Mirror |
Lorraine Carpenter |
02-10-2006 |
Fiction
Tags: Kill the Robot, Maggie MacDonald
Bloody Valentinenew
Subtle magic clashes with pulp fiction storytelling in Eden Robinson's tortured love story.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
02-03-2006 |
Fiction
Tags: Blood Sports, Eden Robinson
The Crux of the Crustaceannew
Chomping down on David Foster Wallace’s new book of essays, Consider the Lobster.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
01-27-2006 |
Nonfiction
Good, Bad and Bigfoot Autobiographiesnew
The Montreal Mirror reviews the year in books, including categories like Best Anti-diet Book and Trend That Must End: The Pornoir.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
12-27-2005 |
Books
Tags: yearinreview2005
Bigfoot Tells All in Me Write Booknew
Given that Bigfoot was always a creature more animal than human, expectations for his memoir weren’t high. Fortunately, Graham Roumieu’s brilliantly funny illustrations do much to fill in the inevitable gaps.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
12-19-2005 |
Fiction
