AltWeeklies Wire
Challenging the Next Generationnew
A Time Magazine Person of the Year in 2002 and WorldCom whistleblower Cynthia Cooper talks about her book and her desire to challenge future leaders.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
03-14-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Fake Memoirist Channels Sherman Alexienew
Margaret Seltzer's untruths and consequences.
L.A. Weekly |
Matthew Fleischer |
03-14-2008 |
Books
3rd Degree: Jacob Weisbergnew
The journalist on the "tragedy" of Bush, the passing of Buckley, and watching from the internet.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Steve Appleford |
03-14-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Truth and 'Consequences'new
Book publishers are still so hooked on the cash dreams of true confessions, they'll risk repeated bouts of fake-memoir scandal to give the public what it wants. Last week we learned that half-white/half-Native American author Margaret B. Jones's acclaimed new Love and Consequences, her memoir of gangsta life as a South Central L.A. foster child, was totally made up.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Natalie Nichols |
03-14-2008 |
Books
Scott Heim's Demonsnew
It's weird to imagine that a fucked-up novel like We Disappear could be partly autobiographical. The parts about holding a boy captive in the basement are not, thankfully.
The Portland Mercury |
Kevin Sampsell |
03-13-2008 |
Fiction
Hipsters Add John Brandon to Your Reading Listnew
His first book, Arkansas, has just been released by the McSweeney's Rectangulars imprint.
The Portland Mercury |
Alison Hallett |
03-13-2008 |
Fiction
Nesting Placesnew
Birdhouses is an unusual book devoted to avian real estate.
INDY Week |
Jaimee Hills |
03-13-2008 |
Nonfiction
Pants Afirenew
If your father presided over a blood-drinking sex cult, or if you ran with wolves and had your wounds healed by their antiseptic saliva, you're a fully accredited citizen of Fabrication Nation. You should write a book.
Boston Phoenix |
James Parker |
03-13-2008 |
Books
Big Books on Tiny Topicsnew
It seems that one surefire way of selling a nonfiction tome is by focusing on a very specific subject. For evidence, one need only look at recent efforts such as Pierre Laszlo's Citrus: A History, Henry Petroski's The Toothpick: Technology and Culture, and Andrew D. Blechman's Pigeons: The Fascinating Saga of the World's Most Revered and Reviled Bird.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Johnny Ray Huston |
03-12-2008 |
Books
How a Bootlegger's Son Shaped the Westnew
One measure of success for a book like Philip L. Fradkin's Wallace Stegner and the American West is whether it inspires readers to take up books by the biographer's subject.
Willamette Week |
Matt Buckingham |
03-12-2008 |
Nonfiction
Get Craftynew
Sandhills Writers Conference focuses aspiring authors on the craft and discipline required to achieve their goals of getting a book published.
Metro Spirit |
Stacey Hudson |
03-12-2008 |
Books
Reviewing a Life with Spiritnew
Zanger is a noted basket weaver who has published instructional books and over fifty patterns for weaving.
Metro Spirit |
Jason E Sumerau |
03-12-2008 |
Fiction
'The History of Anonymity' Both Approaches and Recedesnew
Jennifer Chang's poems make real use of the line, particularly the first of the batch, which is several pages long and shares the title of her collection.
C-Ville Weekly |
Sara Yenke |
03-12-2008 |
Poetry
Venn and the Art of Internet Bloggingnew
Jessica Hagy gets her work Indexed.
Chicago Newcity |
Laura Castellano |
03-12-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Indexed, Jessica Hagy
William Rhoden's Call to Armsnew
African-American sports stars may net fame and cash, but how much power do they hold?
Weekly Alibi |
Simon McCormack |
03-11-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
