AltWeeklies Wire
Wrote to Recoverynew
Beth Lisick can make you laugh when you least expect it, and take on the world around her is refreshing.
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
03-20-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Joseph Ferris' Novel Doesn't Live Up to the Hypenew
Make no mistake, Then We Came to the End is not without its merits -- but that's also part of its undoing.
The Portland Mercury |
Courtney Ferguson |
03-20-2008 |
Fiction
Ambition Achievednew
Richard Price betrays his cellular familiarity with the Lower East Side in Lush Life, his riveting eighth novel, without once sounding like he's broken a sweat.
The Portland Mercury |
Chas Bowie |
03-20-2008 |
Fiction
'Mobility Without Mayhem' Explores Drivingnew
Understanding the primacy of the automobile in American life.
INDY Week |
Gerry Canavan |
03-20-2008 |
Nonfiction
Forget My ADHD, Here's My Manuscriptnew
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder can be a burden for a kid -- but is it also a gift?
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
03-20-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
The Power of Lovenew
Music writer Carl Wilson tries to define the difference between "us" -- the music writers and hipsters who enjoy challenging music that's interesting to think about -- and "them," those who unironically embrace Celine Dion's naked, overpowering sentimentality.
Portland Phoenix |
Christopher Gray |
03-19-2008 |
Nonfiction
The Book of Sikunew
"Okay, let's do this again" are the first words printed in the Manga Bible, an adaptation of the Holy Bible in Japanese graphic-novel form.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martinez |
03-19-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
All 'Greek' to Younew
Collins' dry wit is explained by his influences, Anthony Trollope and Evelyn Waugh. He is sometimes compared to Jane Austen, with whom he shares insight into the mating rituals of the upper class.
C-Ville Weekly |
Elizabeth McCullough |
03-19-2008 |
Fiction
Ghost Writersnew
Sad story lurks behind search for GLBT anthology contributions.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Nicolas Alvarado |
03-18-2008 |
Books
Brimming Jugnew
The complete novels of Flann O'Brien -- that funniest of Ireland's literary greats.
Baltimore City Paper |
John Lingan |
03-18-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Flann O'Brien
The Phenotyping Pointnew
Some thoughts on John Edgar Wideman, Frantz Fanon, and race in America.
Baltimore City Paper |
Michael Corbin |
03-18-2008 |
Nonfiction
Chris Farley Biography Spotlights Comedy, Addiction & Celebritynew
This new oral biography is a collection of reminiscences by everyone from Farley's family and high school friends to David Spade, John Goodman, Al Franken and Lorne Michaels.
Isthmus |
Linda Falkenstein |
03-18-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Zarah Ghahramani Fearlessly Chronicles Her Time in Tehran's Worst Jailnew
In 2001, Ghahramani was grabbed off the streets of her native Tehran and taken to the city's notorious Evin prison, where countless political prisoners-together with prostitutes, thieves, murderers, and the criminally insane have been held without trial, and beaten, tortured, and killed.
The Georgia Straight |
Jillian Hull |
03-17-2008 |
Nonfiction
Downloadingnew
Pasadena author Caitlin McKenna finds inspiration in REM.
Pasadena Weekly |
Karen Apostolina |
03-17-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Caitlin McKenna, Logging Off
A Romp in the Swampnew
Journalist Ken Wells talks about topics from erosion of the Louisiana coast to the humorous antics of the state's politicians.
Jackson Free Press |
Ward Schaefer and Kelly Bryan Smith |
03-14-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Crawfish Mountain, Ken Wells
