AltWeeklies Wire
Beach Reading with a Beatnew
Including Rob Reid's Year Zero, more.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
John Grooms |
07-31-2012 |
Books
Tags: Rob Reid
Lee on Literature: Profiles in Couragenew
Was private or political gain removed from John F. Kennedy's publication of Profiles in Courage? Was courage actually demonstrated with Chief Justice John Roberts' decision in the Affordable Care Act case of 2012?
Santa Fe Reporter |
Lee Miller |
07-30-2012 |
Nonfiction
Tags: John Roberts, John Kennedy
The Shaping of a Presidentnew
David Maraniss chronicles Barack Obama's early years.
Tags: Barack Obama, David Maraniss
Turbulence undergirds offerings by these Texas authorsnew
Never let anyone try to tell you what a Texas writer is supposed to be. Here are three Texans that cover everything from the skin trade to cautionary schoolyard YA fiction.
San Antonio Current |
ROBERTO ONTIVEROS |
07-20-2012 |
Fiction
Powerslave!new
How one dude went from tubby taco guy to shredded metal-head.
Metro Times |
Michael Jackman |
07-13-2012 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Lüc Carl, The Drunk Diet
Six books for the beach – or rainy days indoorsnew
Six books that will see you through summer afternoons.
Orlando Weekly |
Jessica Bryce Young |
07-06-2012 |
Fiction
Tags: Summer Books
Sizist Spawnnew
New Times SLO's annual 55 Fiction competition, a literary contest in which all stories are 55 words or less, and illustrated by Neal Breton. The issue is dedicated to the memory of Ray Bradbury.
San Luis Obispo New Times |
New Times staff |
07-05-2012 |
Original Work
The Wild Onenew
Cheryl Strayed lived on the edge, wrote it all down—and then Oprah came calling.
North Bay Bohemian |
Leilani Clark |
06-27-2012 |
Books
Creation of a Monster, John Gardnernew
Caitlin Rother's book about John Gardner draws a terrifying portrait of a man who was sweet and cuddly one day and a crazed killer the next.
San Diego Reader |
Don Bauder |
06-27-2012 |
Nonfiction
Migratory Mutationnew
A 'cancer gene' is at the heart of this tale of history, family and heartbreak.
Tucson Weekly |
Paul Wine |
06-25-2012 |
Nonfiction
The Power of White Flournew
Children's book teaches important lesson.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Anita Overcash |
06-19-2012 |
Fiction
Lee on Literature: The Spider's Housenew
The roots of turmoil currently blooming in Syria and other nations of the Arab Spring are carefully explored in The Spider's House.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Lee Miller |
06-08-2012 |
Fiction
Book Reviews: Gellhorn, The Family Fang, Faithnew
Works by Caroline Moorehead, Kevin Wilson and Jennifer Haigh.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
John Grooms |
06-05-2012 |
Fiction
Best of Flash Fiction, May 2012new
Allyson Whipple, author of "Eulogy," here explores the idea of relationships.
San Antonio Current |
Lyle Rosdahl |
06-01-2012 |
Fiction
Tags: flash fiction, Allyson Whipple
Let's Talk About Sexnew
Eric Berkowitz illustrates how the punishment doesn't always fit the crime.
East Bay Express |
Alison Peters |
05-31-2012 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
