AltWeeklies Wire
Patricia Pearson Examines Her Neuroses and Oursnew
Fear, she believes, is our rational reaction to actual crisis, and most of us -- even neurotics -- are programmed to use it intelligently. Anxiety is something else, an objectless dread that paralyzes us, and seems to be culturally created.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
04-04-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Isabel Alende on 'The Sum of Our Days'new
Allende's new book is a deeply revealing memoir of the intimate lives of an extraordinary family related by blood, marriage or absorption, living in "an emotional compound" within minutes of each other, with keys.
Metro Silicon Valley |
Jean Stirling |
04-03-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
The Devil's in the Detailsnew
Dr. King's killer had ties to Chicago mob, says his book-promoting brother.
Illinois Times |
C.D. Stelzer |
04-03-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Novelist Junot Diaz on the Reader as Immigrantnew
Diaz's own tales of generations of families stretch across the Caribbean, from the Dominican Republic to New York and New Jersey.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Melissa Meinzer |
03-31-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Jim Hightower: A Man for the Peoplenew
Hightower speaks about his faith in the average American, our power to make change and why Barack Obama reminds him of FDR.
Boulder Weekly |
Pamela White |
03-31-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
'Nikolski' Plots the Course for Lessons in Lineagenew
Nicolas Dickner's award-winning novel about Montreal and Montrealers has now been released in English.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
03-28-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Nicolas Dickner, Nikolski
The Latest Hellboy Gossipnew
With Hellboy II: The Golden Army hitting theaters this summer and plans for the further adventures of Screw-On Head, illustrated novelist Mike Mignola never gets a day off.
Boston Phoenix |
Kristina Wong |
03-27-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Hellboy, Mike Mignola
New World Musicnew
Ned Sublette and two others discuss music and New Orleans history at a panel discussion during the Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival.
Gambit |
Caroline Goyette |
03-25-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
David Grazian on the Noise and the Hurrynew
The Penn prof's latest book puts Philly nightlife's stress and swagger under the microscope.
Philadelphia City Paper |
A.D. Amorosi |
03-25-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Susan Pinker Takes on 'The Sexual Paradox'new
The psychologist examines fundamental gender differences and show how they shape the workplace.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
03-21-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Synonymous with Pretensenew
Peter Roget never intended his thesaurus to be the verbal equivalent of a fast-food drive-thru for people who want to sound more intellectual (sage, academic).
Boston Phoenix |
Caitlin E. Curran |
03-20-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Wrote to Recoverynew
Beth Lisick can make you laugh when you least expect it, and take on the world around her is refreshing.
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
03-20-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Forget My ADHD, Here's My Manuscriptnew
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder can be a burden for a kid -- but is it also a gift?
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
03-20-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
The Book of Sikunew
"Okay, let's do this again" are the first words printed in the Manga Bible, an adaptation of the Holy Bible in Japanese graphic-novel form.
San Antonio Current |
Kiko Martinez |
03-19-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Brimming Jugnew
The complete novels of Flann O'Brien -- that funniest of Ireland's literary greats.
Baltimore City Paper |
John Lingan |
03-18-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Flann O'Brien
