AltWeeklies Wire
It's Editor's Job to Figure It Outnew
The Wild Cards series is a collection of science fiction novels written by a consortium of writers, many of whom, including Martin, are based in New Mexico. Each author contributes his or her ideas to the book and, as the series’ editor, it’s up to Martin to piece together a storyline while being careful not to step on anyone’s toes.
Weekly Alibi |
Simon McCormack |
02-05-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: George R.R. Martin
'All God, All the Time'new
The book began as an angry polemic “about the way we have allowed our proclamation as Christians to be used by political, conservative elites,” Marsh said. But after the 2006 mid-term elections, he reframed the book to address the question: “Where do we go from here?”
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
02-04-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
The Long Viewnew
Long-time Boston jazz critic Bob Blumenthal avoids the relay-race theory of music history. The artists, he says, never passed the baton -- they just kept running.
Boston Phoenix |
Jon Garelick |
01-30-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Acclaimed Poet Ben Lerner Heads to Pittsburghnew
Lerner began teaching at Pitt this semester. In the classroom, he emphasizes his approach towards poetry as a craft. "My consistent focus is on how the structure of a work determines its sense and vice versa," he says.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Claire Donato |
01-28-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Ben Lerner
Rick Perlstein's Conservative Americanew
The progressive scribe made his reputation finding the good in conservatives. Then they really started screwing up the country.
Chicago Reader |
Harold Henderson |
01-28-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
'No Easy Victories' Documents Struggles for African Liberationnew
The book is a veritable encyclopedia of the triumphs and tragedies of the international movements for African liberation that attracted Americans from the civil rights, feminist and antiwar movements throughout the 1960s and '70s and made its biggest impact in the ultimately successful anti-apartheid movement of the 1970s and '80s.
INDY Week |
Gerry Canavan |
01-24-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Joe McGinniss Jr., the Desert Sonnew
The first-time novelist grapples with Vegas' dark side -- and his father's legacy.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Athitakis |
01-24-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
A Clinton Primary Primernew
Biographer Carl Bernstein sees two sides in candidate's run for the White House.
Charleston City Paper |
Greg Hambrick |
01-23-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
A Graphic Novel Ideanew
Walter and Weezie Simonson bring 30 years of super experience to the Pikes Peak Writers Conference.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Amanda Lundgren |
01-22-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Blue Periodnew
David Fulmer's The Blue Door,a new mystery novel, pays homage to Philly.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Tim Whitaker |
01-22-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: David Fulmer, The Blue Door
Plunder, Pillage, and Profitnew
A provocative new book suggests big business could learn from young thieves.
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
01-18-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
'Evacuation Plan' Looks at Checkout Timenew
O'Connell's novel sprang from observing life in an Austin hospice.
The Texas Observer |
Janet Heimlich |
01-14-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Evacuation Plan, Joe M. O'Connell
Dressed For Successnew
In Trappings, Tiffany Ludwig and Renee Piechocki conducted interviews with women across the country over the course of six years, asking them what clothes made them feel powerful, culminating in a collection of real-life tales by women from all walks of life.
Jackson Free Press |
Bailee Grissom |
01-11-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
'These Are Not Fair Trials'new
John Grisham on his book, The Innocent Man, legislative efforts to aid the wrongfully convicted in Mississippi and his future plans.
Jackson Free Press |
Ronni Mott |
01-11-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: John Grisham, The Innocent Man
Devra Davis Discusses Carcinogens and Curesnew
In her new book, The Secret History of the War on Cancer, the head of the Center for Environmental Oncology at the University of Pittsburgh unveils the ignorance and corruption that have plagued cancer research.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Chris Young |
01-07-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
