AltWeeklies Wire
P.J. O'Rourke Talks Cars, 'Driving'new
Driving like Crazy is travel writing in the classic tradition of Robert Byron.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Kadzis |
06-18-2009 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Novella Carpenter Raises Goats, Pigs and Produce in Oaklandnew
When they moved into their Oakland apartment a few years ago, Carpenter and her partner "definitely had our eyes on the abandoned lot next door, with an eye toward farming it," Carpenter says. As they set to work, Carpenter charted the project in a blog and in a memoir, Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer.
East Bay Express |
Anneli Rufus |
06-17-2009 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
The Sedarisland Diariesnew
Having conquered the writing world by becoming its outsider-humorist-in-chief -- building a name and an identity around his sense of personal alienation -- the only place David Sedaris seems to feel at home is on the road.
The Inlander |
Luke Baumgarten |
06-11-2009 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: David Sedaris, memoirs
Meet Elliott Almond, the Wave Masternew
While the title of Surfing: Mastering Waves From Basic to Intermediate screams "surf instruction book," its 200 pages are packed with more than tips, as the author explains the sport's history, personalities and lingo.
OC Weekly |
Matt Coker |
06-09-2009 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Mark Rudd: Political Organizer, Ex-Federal Fugitive, Pseudo-Stepdadnew
Mark Rudd and his sort-of stepson recently chatted over crackers and hummus about Rudd's days in SDS, the Weather Underground -- and about the biggest mistakes he made along the way.
Weekly Alibi |
Simon McCormack |
06-01-2009 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Santa Barbarans Team Up to Pen First Ever Yoga Textbooknew
It's all in the title, Yoga: For the Joy of It!. More than a tale about mind meeting body, this recently released hardback is the first ever college text all about yoga.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Alexandra Markus |
06-01-2009 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Boise Author Prepares to Let Loose His Second Novelnew
Writer and Boise State University professor Brady Udall talks about his new book, how he was discovered and the life of polygamists.
Boise Weekly |
Christian Winn |
05-27-2009 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Katherine Dunn's New Book Collects the Best of Her Essays on Boxingnew
Renowned Portland author Katherine Dunn talks to the Mercury about the unjustly maligned sport of boxing.
The Portland Mercury |
Marjorie Skinner |
05-07-2009 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Alabama Novelist Visits the 'Devil's Garden'new
Ace Atkins found a compelling subject for his new fact-based novel, Devil's Garden, in the murder trial of silent film comic Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle in 1921.
Birmingham Weekly |
Jesse Chambers |
05-05-2009 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Connecting Indie-Media Dotsnew
Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman hits the road to promote her new book.
Tucson Weekly |
Hank Stephenson |
04-23-2009 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Mexico's Just Coffee Raises the Bar for Free Tradenew
The simple idea of Just Coffee was to help farmers in at least one Chiapas village make enough money so that they could stay on their land. Today, that idea is a success story; the community of Salvador Urbina is thriving rather than just surviving, and Just Coffee's concept promises to revolutionize the free-trade movement.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
04-16-2009 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
A Private Journey: Mara Altman's Unusual Memoirnew
At 26, Altman had never had an orgasm, so she embarked on a yearlong search for satisfaction. Her personality improbably shape shifts through the various chest-thumpingly macho stereotypes of male adventure fiction.
New York Press |
Mishka Shubaly |
04-16-2009 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
No Bologna: An Interview with 'Knockemstiff' Author Donald Ray Pollocknew
It's hard to believe that the town of Knockemstiff, Ohio, really exists, but it's even harder to believe that some of these nasty creatures crawled from Donald Ray Pollock's head.
The Portland Mercury |
Paul Constant |
03-26-2009 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
A Duke Historian Unearths a Motherlode of Forgotten Jazz Recordingsnew
Sam Stephenson has been studying W. Eugene Smith for 12 years. His second book, The Jazz Loft, is a massive oral history of Smith's former home in New York City.
INDY Week |
Jesse Jarnow |
03-26-2009 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Industrial Icon Martin Atkins Knows From Touringnew
Martin Atkins has played with just about every metallic industrial band that matters, and released many more on his 20-year-old Invisible Records imprint. These days he's also the author of Tour:Smart, a universally acclaimed soup-to-nuts guide to life on the road now in its second printing.
Houston Press |
Chris Gray |
03-24-2009 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
