AltWeeklies Wire
Octavia Butler, 1947-2006new
Butler's work was grounded in the reality of a grim, racist Pasadena that Jackie Robinson, another native son, hated and never wanted to return to.
L.A. Weekly |
Jervey Tervalon |
03-02-2006 |
Books
Throwing Bombsnew
Spiotta's second novel describes the radical culture of Northwest political activism from the inside.
Seattle Weekly |
Ross Simonini |
02-22-2006 |
Fiction
Tags: Dana Spiotta, Eat the Document
All Economics Is Local
Harford's pop-ec book is the latest sign that we're living in the decade of economics.
Washington City Paper |
Jandos Rothstein |
02-17-2006 |
Nonfiction
Polymathically Perversenew
Jonathan Ames finds pleasure in any subject and every quarter -- including his own ass.
Seattle Weekly |
John Dicker |
02-08-2006 |
Nonfiction
Probing Blitzkrieg's Bopnew
A Detroit author handily delineates the Ramones and their milieu.
Metro Times |
Brian J. Bowe |
02-03-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Nicholas Rombes, Ramones
Bucking the Programnew
Will addicts ever recover from James Frey's A Million Little Pieces?
Reno News & Review |
Anonymous |
02-02-2006 |
Books
The Voltaic Yoo-Hoo Acid Testnew
A half-forgotten mystery writer's cranium-busting novel tantalizes and antagonizes.
The Village Voice |
Devin McKinney |
01-25-2006 |
Books
Ghost, Ghostnew
A new book examines Neutral Milk Hotel's landmark sophomore album.
Flagpole Magazine |
Chris Hassiotis |
01-20-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Don't Ask, Don't Tellnew
A rising law-professor star's book analyzes the ways we pass.
The Village Voice |
Robert Ito |
01-18-2006 |
Nonfiction
Sliding Moresnew
The historical novelist's new book deftly evokes the '60s and '70s.
The Village Voice |
Joy Press |
01-13-2006 |
Fiction
Tags: Sigrid Nunez, The Last of Her Kind
The Prequel Pekarnew
With the rest of his life thoroughly documented through thirty years of American Splendor, Harvey Pekar's new book The Quitter has the air of a swan song.
Chicago Newcity |
Brian and Matthew Hieggelke |
01-10-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Harvey Pekar, The Quitter
Technical Knockout
Burke's portrait is a vivid, exhaustively researched and aptly deployed biography that brings Miller to life.
Washington City Paper |
Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow |
01-06-2006 |
Nonfiction
Truth Squadnew
Intelligence expert Scott Ritter explains the WMD situation in his new book.
The Village Voice |
James Ridgeway |
01-04-2006 |
Nonfiction
Race to the Finish
The book provides a useful catalog of American ingenuity in the cause of ethnic purity.
Washington City Paper |
Bell Clement |
12-23-2005 |
Nonfiction
Nancy Had Two Mommiesnew
Nancy Drew has lasted 75 years as a childhood favorite. Melanie Rehak chronicles a character who influenced at least two generations of women in an exhaustive literary biography designed to give the perky teen her due.
Boston Phoenix |
Clea Simon |
12-20-2005 |
Nonfiction
