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Scoring Points For Literacynew
In all likelihood, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar will remain best known for his exploits on the basketball court. However, since retiring from sports, the erstwhile center for the Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers has also become a bestselling author and an advocate for reading.
Shepherd Express |
Nathan Lerner |
02-29-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
A New Book from an Old Friendnew
Even after four successful books -- a trilogy of Bottom Dollar Girls novels and a collaboration with the Sweet Potato Queens -- Karin Gillespie got a flat rejection when she pitched her new book to her agent and her publisher.
Metro Spirit |
Stacey Hudson |
02-27-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Earthly Pleasures, Karin Gillespie
Why the Inattention?new
A Pittsburgh author and historian asks why we're not marking the bicentennial of the abolition of the slave trade.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Bill O'Driscoll |
02-25-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
'Hooking Up' Deconstructs College Relationshipsnew
Sociology professor Kathleen Bogle's new book presents the findings of a study about how couples get together that she started as a graduate student.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Morgan A. Zalot |
02-25-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Taking on the Israel Lobbynew
Mearsheimer discusses his controversial book and the firestorm surrounding it.
Montreal Mirror |
Patrick Lejtenyi |
02-22-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Politically Erectnew
Author Stephen Elliott convenes the randiest sons and daughters of our great republic for some seriously freaky love stories.
Sacramento News & Review |
Jonathan Kiefer |
02-21-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Sex for America, Stephen Elliott
Race and Romancenew
A brief interview with graphic novelist Adrian Tomine on his just-released Shortcomings.
Boston Phoenix |
Kristina Wong |
02-21-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Adrian Tomine, Shortcomings
Zane Gets Her Freak Onnew
Zane is credited with single-handedly uncovering a market publishers didn't even know existed, forging a way for a new generation of African-American authors who write hot books with African-American audiences in mind.
Metro Times |
Makkada B. Selah |
02-19-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Edie Sedgwick is Deadnew
But empty celebrity is alive and well. Often donning full drag, Justin Moyer uses the poor little rich girl persona to address how we understand celebrity and as a vehicle for the empty celebration of decadence and fame.
INDY Week |
Robbie Mackey |
02-14-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Beyond Heavy Breathing and Heaving Breastsnew
A novelist discusses her plan for making history come alive.
Nashville Scene |
Lacey Galbraith |
02-14-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Priest-Turned-Author Helps African Refugeesnew
Gary Smith is a 70-year-old Catholic priest who says things like "Darfur is a frickin' mess" and "humans are fucked up."
Willamette Week |
Amanda Waldroupe |
02-13-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Gary Smith, They Come Back Singing
The Listenernew
Robert Cataliotti's lifelong passion for music and literature fused into an academic career.
Baltimore City Paper |
Petula Caesar |
02-12-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
The Romantic History of Doris Gwaltneynew
The Smithfield author hears voices from the grave. Literally. Or, more precisely, literarily.
Port Folio Weekly |
Bill Ruehlmann |
02-07-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Memoirist David Roche Faces His Disfigurementnew
David Roche, a noted public speaker who counts Anne Lamott among his avid fans, writes with disarming frankness of his relationships, his political activism, his surgeries, his work as a massage therapist for the terminally ill, and his rides through San Francisco on public transit. During all of these, the focus is always, inescapably, on his face.
East Bay Express |
Anneli Rufus |
02-06-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Michael Pollan's Manifestonew
Post-Omnivore's Dilemma, the doomsday prophet of the U.S. diet lets us know what we can eat.
Willamette Week |
Ben Waterhouse |
02-06-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
