AltWeeklies Wire
Blows Against the Empirenew
A former Playboy model and card shark plays on our collective lust for all things confessional in her new book, which dishes premium dirt on Hugh Hefner's messianic goatishness.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Diablo Cody |
04-13-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Message Offers Good Plan for Revival in Big Tentnew
In her funny, vulnerable meditations on living a meaningful life in the midst of trials and sorrows -- many of which she blames on Dubya Bush and his disciples -- Anne Lamott is not afraid to reference a wise word or two from Rumi, the Dali Lama, or the Catholic vision of the Virgin Mary.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Bell |
03-17-2005 |
Nonfiction
Writer Left the World the Way He Lived -- With a Bang
A journalist who fell under the spell of "gonzo" writer Hunter S. Thompson recalls an encounter with the author.
The Memphis Flyer |
Bruce VanWyngarden |
02-21-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Hunter S. Thompson
Apocalypse Soonnew
New books by Jared Diamond and Christopher D. Cook parse out details of the end of the world as we know it.
Baltimore City Paper |
Scott Carlson |
01-26-2005 |
Nonfiction
Deflower Power: Mining the Depths of Reality TVnew
Erik Barmack nails the intricacies of reality dating show conventions in his debut novel. It's about a TV series called The Virgin, in which contestants have a chance to deflower an enigmatic woman named Madison.
The Village Voice |
Joy Press |
01-13-2005 |
Fiction
A Feast of Diet Books, From Atkins to Okinawanew
Although any smart health professional will tell you dieting is a waste of time, regimens for losing weight will never lose their appeal. The latest onslaught of diet books features everything from a vegan lifestyle to the ever-present low-carbohydrate approach.
The Georgia Straight |
Gail Johnson |
01-04-2005 |
Nonfiction
The Village Voice's 27 Favorite Books of the Yearnew
The unsentimental graphic novel by Iranian-born Marjane Satrapi, Persepolis 2 and Linh Dinh's collection of seven stories, Blood and Soap, are among the recommended books.
The Village Voice |
Staff Writers |
12-09-2004 |
Nonfiction
Hand Jobsnew
Girls gone wild: Five ladies let their fingers do the talking when they meet for a day of pornogami -- papermaking for adults. (Warning: explicit content)
INDY Week |
Olufunke Moses |
12-03-2004 |
Nonfiction
Ready to Ware: Comics from McSweeney'snew
For issue #13 of Dave Eggers's McSweeney's Quarterly, Chris Ware dons the guest editor's hat, turning the volume into an anthology of his favorite contemporary comics artists. Also reviewed is Canadian cartoonist Seth's Clyde Fans Book 1.
Boston Phoenix |
Douglas Wolk |
12-01-2004 |
Fiction
Band Appeals to Bobos From the Coastsnew
A new coffee-table book sheds light on the question of whether Wilco, with its success, has evolved into a better band.
New York Press |
Lionel Beehner |
11-11-2004 |
Nonfiction
Just the Flunew
John M. Barry's exhaustive history of the the 1918 influenza epidemic provides a very timely context.
Sacramento News & Review |
Kel Munger |
11-05-2004 |
Nonfiction
His Velocity: Keeping Up With Dave Eggersnew
While Heartbreaking Work fried Eggers' grief over his parents' death in a vat of irony -- a necessary tic, no doubt, in de-sanctifying the memoir -- these stories do not have their guards up. They are raw, unfiltered and have the quivering texture of lived experience.
Missoula Independent |
John Freeman |
10-29-2004 |
Fiction
