AltWeeklies Wire
On the Road's enduring appealnew

'Behind us lay the whole of America'
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Mark Kemp |
04-03-2013 |
Books
Island Adventure: San Miguelnew

T.C. Boyle plays it straight.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Erik Spanberg |
10-23-2012 |
Books
Good Election-Year Readsnew

Let's get political.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
John Grooms |
09-11-2012 |
Books
Back to the beach with these smart paperback mysteriesnew

Reviews of books by Gillian Flynn, James Lee Burke and Bruce DeSilva.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
John Grooms |
08-21-2012 |
Fiction
Beach Reading with a Beatnew

Including Rob Reid's Year Zero, more.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
John Grooms |
07-31-2012 |
Books
Tags: Rob Reid
The Power of White Flournew

Children's book teaches important lesson.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Anita Overcash |
06-19-2012 |
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
Time for Fine Fall Paperbacksnew
This week, we're looking at new fall paperbacks we feel are worth your time.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
John Grooms |
10-24-2011 |
Fiction
Book review: Preston Lauterbach's The Chitlin' Circuit: And the Road to Rock 'n' Rollnew
One thing about the "roots of rock & roll"... is that those roots were tangled, down and dirty, definitely "underground," and nearly always an antidote for "respectable" mainstream culture — which also means that the club owners and promoters were often found on the wrong side of the law.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
John Grooms |
09-19-2011 |
Nonfiction
Comic review: 50 Girls 50new
Famed artist Frank Cho teams with writer Doug Murray to co-script this brand-new sci-fi property.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Carlton Hargro |
07-20-2011 |
Fiction
Writer Jeph Loeb's Version of 'Hulk' Marches Onnew
This issue, Loeb teams up with artists Arthur Adams and Frank Cho for two different stories starring two different Hulks.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Carlton Hargro |
10-29-2008 |
Fiction
Eels Frontman Writes Inspirational Autobiographynew

From the deaths of his entire immediate family to his struggles and accomplishments in the music industry, Mark Oliver Everett, aka E of the rock band Eels, details it all in his autobiography Things the Grandchildren Should Know.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Anita Overcash |
10-21-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Ron Rash Hits the Jackpot with 'Serena'new
Blood, greed, history and hubris blend and bump together in powerful, explosive combinations in Rash's new novel, Serena.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
John Grooms |
10-16-2008 |
Fiction
Historical Fiction 'The Black Tower' Delivers the Goodsnew
Palace intrigue, mysterious deaths and a naïve young doctor overwhelmed by France's most prominent police detective. What's not to like?
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Erik Spanberg |
09-17-2008 |
Fiction
DC's Comic Series 'Trinity' Remains Addictivenew
As addictive as Trinity can be, this is one continuity-laden comic. Honestly, I'll probably keep reading it -- but I'll read it and weep. I'm a glutton for punishment, I guess.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Carlton Hargro |
08-27-2008 |
Fiction