AltWeeklies Wire
Slavoj Zizek on 'Violence'new
In this book, he argues that in addition to the “subjective” violence we normally associate with the term (backstabbing, slap fights, waterboarding), there is an additional “objective” violence inscribed into our language and politics.
Willamette Week |
Staff |
09-03-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: violence, Slavoj Zizek
A Vienna Beef Veep Publishes a Tribute to the People Who Sell the Productnew
Bob Schwartz's soon-to-be-released book, Never Put Ketchup on a Hot Dog, is a nostalgic tribute to Chicago's hot dog stands.
Chicago Reader |
Mike Sula |
09-02-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Can Toy Styles Dominate the Cutthroat World of Street Lit?new
Styles has written two novels for Triple Crown Publications, one of the bigger names in the pulpy, erotic, and violent world of urban fiction, and a dominating force in the "African-American Literature" section of chain bookstores. Last November, though, Styles decided to strike out on her own and start her own house.
Washington City Paper |
Ruth Samuelson |
08-29-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Charles R. Morris on the Madness of Bankersnew
Millions of words have been written about the ongoing financial disaster largely caused by the subprime mortgage mess. But the most concise and easiest to understand handbook on the issue is almost certainly Charles R. Morris' The Trillion Dollar Meltdown.
The Texas Observer |
Robert Bryce |
08-27-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Stephen Mansfield on What Obama Believes About Godnew
The Nashville evangelical talks about The Faith of Barack Obama, conservatives, and getting death threats.
Nashville Scene |
Jeff Woods |
08-22-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Hightower: 'There's a New Sense of Possibility Among Progressives'new
Jim Hightower talks about the presidential campaign, why Obama is the least important part of the "Obama phenomenon" and the McCain's participation in the Republican "drill team."
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
08-22-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
How an Englishman Became America's Most Fearsome Book Criticnew
Normally a literary assassin, New Yorker book critic James Wood proves he's a softie at heart in his new book How Fiction Works.
Charleston City Paper |
John Freeman |
08-20-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Thieves, Bigamists and Killers Walk the Walk in Mary Monroe's Novelsnew
The real shocker in Mary Monroe's new novel She Had It Coming isn't that a high-school girl murders a man on prom night. Rather, the shocker -- and the moral quandary it spurs -- is that sixteen years later, the killer's best friend is secretly married to two different men at the same time ... and wants to stay that way.
East Bay Express |
Anneli Rufus |
08-20-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Mary Monroe, She Had It Coming
Elizabeth Royte Has (Bottled) Water on the Brainnew
In her new book, Bottlemania: How Water Went on Sale and Why We Bought It, Royte investigates the causes and consequences of the bottled-water business' astounding growth.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Michelle Nijhuis |
08-14-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Hunter S. Thompson: Behind the Shadesnew
A new biography from William McKeen -- Outlaw Journalist: The Life and Times of Hunter S. Thompson -- surveys the literary legacy of gonzo's guru.
Creative Loafing (Tampa) |
Wade Tatangelo |
08-14-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Thomas Frank on What's Wrong with Obamanew
Before he morphed into one of the few real leftists still taken seriously by the mainstream press, author Thomas Frank had an even lower profile.
Willamette Week |
Corey Pein |
08-13-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Houston's Fady Joudah is a Poet Without Bordersnew
According to his champions, the Palestinian-American poet is one of the most accomplished and interesting poets to appear in the United States in some time.
The Texas Observer |
David Theis |
08-13-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Immigrant Poet Zilka Joseph Straddles Two Worldsnew
Joseph lives, works and studies here in Michigan, but her poetry tells the story of a woman who exists in two different places. Born in Bombay and raised in Calcutta, Joseph has been in this country since 1997. In a physical sense, moving here meant leaving everything behind. In her poems, she shows that it isn't where you live that matters, but what lives on in you.
Metro Times |
Norene Cashen |
08-12-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Selden Edwards' Debut Novel Was a 30-Year Journeynew
Although the writing process differs for everyone, a book taking 30 years to get published is outside the norm. But that's what it took to get Selden Edwards' The Little Book to the masses.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Charles Donelan |
08-11-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Selden Edwards, The Little Book
A Pelecanos Dictionarynew
George Pelecanos has spent more than 15 years writing 15 novels that, taken together, make for a panoramic story about Washington, D.C. We come to terms with D.C.'s most site-specific author.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Athikakis |
08-07-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
