AltWeeklies Wire
This Book Could Be Your Lifenew
Chuck Klosterman discusses pop culture and why his days of writing memoirs are over ... for now.
Boulder Weekly |
Vince Darcangelo |
06-09-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Mr. Robotonew
Daniel Wilson is making the world safe for robots, one reader at a time.
Willamette Week |
Joanna Cantor |
06-07-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Ghetto Fictionnew
It used to be what you'd hear at the barbershop, and now it's being passed off as literature.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Kia Gregory |
06-05-2006 |
Books
Citizen Noamnew
Noam Chomsky discusses his new book, the U.S., Iraq and whether the Democrats will bring their A-game this November.
Boulder Weekly |
Grace Hood |
06-02-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Failed States, Noam Chomsky
Life Drawingnew
With a new graphic memoir, cartoonist Alison Bechdel proves she's more than just a "Dyke to Watch Out For."
Seven Days |
Margot Harrison |
06-01-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Longshot Miraclesnew
Arnoult survived teen pregnancy, ADHD, Internet dating and a house fire -- and still published two acclaimed books in the last six months.
Nashville Scene |
Maria Browning |
06-01-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Darnell Arnoult, Sufficient Grace
The Spider and the Waspnew
We speak with John Updike about his Terrorist.
L.A. Weekly |
Mehammed Mack |
06-01-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: John Updike, terrorist
A Conference With Ghostsnew
Two new books -- Conned and Forced Passages -- delve into the impact of America's criminal justice system on society at large.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Daniel Burton-Rose |
05-31-2006 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Nonfiction Reviews
The Nutritional Zeitgeistnew
Pollan discusses America's eating disorder, how much petroleum is in our diet, and why Whole Foods is less whole than we think.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Krista Walton |
05-26-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Bones of Lifenew
Septuagenarian Philip Roth meditates on sex, family and death.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
05-26-2006 |
Fiction
Tags: Philip Roth, Everyman
Peaceful Warrior Empire Strikes Backnew
The first book of Dan Millman's Peaceful Warrior saga is now a feature film starring Nick Nolte.
Pacific Sun |
Jill Kramer |
05-25-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Piss-And-Tellnew
Jong has photographed herself peeing all over New York, Florida, China, Mexico and Hawaii -- this book documents her spree.
Dig Boston |
Paul McMorrow |
05-24-2006 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Ellen Jong, Pees on Earth
It's Baker, Not Rovenew
Palast knows who stole 2000 and 2004 -- and how they'll take 2008, too.
San Antonio Current |
Elaine Wolff |
05-24-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Armed Madhouse, Greg Palast
Chain Reactionnew
Do bookstores have a future?
The Village Voice |
Paul Collins |
05-24-2006 |
Books
Chapter & Versenew
Gentle but piercing, indirect but intimate, languorous but lusty -- Carl Phillips is a lot like his poetry.
Riverfront Times |
Malcolm Gay |
05-22-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Carl Phillips
