AltWeeklies Wire
Deep in the Heart of Missoulanew
To mark the release of James Crumley's new novel "The Right Madness," the Independent asked author William Kittredge to write about his longtime friend and colleague.
Missoula Independent |
William Kittredge |
05-06-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Insightful Inquirynew
Christopher Phillips has a goal: To get people talking and thinking again.
Tucson Weekly |
Irene Messina |
05-05-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
On Art and Animal Testiclesnew
You have staggered into his genius and you have known his velocity; this time, Eggers gets candid about shady horse dealerships and edible testicles.
Dig Boston |
Sue Bell |
05-05-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Dave Eggers, How We Are Hungry
Novel Has Deep Shadows and Sharp Edgesnew
Novelist Joshilyn Jackson explains how she developed her odd blend of Southern humor and violence.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Bell |
05-05-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
I Is for Interviewnew
Indie-rock hero Frank Black goes one-on-one with his literary hero, the indomitable Ray Bradbury.
L.A. Alternative |
Frank Black |
05-01-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
More Meat Amassednew
One of the world’s most warped cartoonists, and a darling of alt-weeklies around the world, finally releases a new collection of ’toons.
Tucson Weekly |
Jimmy Boegle |
04-28-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Max Cannon, Red Meat Gold
The Spook Of Providence: H.P. Lovecraft's Wretched Excessnew
The addition of Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1890-1937) to the Library of America’s prestigious list of honored authors begs the question whether he really is that good or whether the L of A is just running out of Great American Writers.
Boston Phoenix |
Richard C. Walls |
04-22-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Caribbean Homesick Bluesnew
Robert Antoni, whose latest novel is about an Anglo who's run away from both his Trinidadian roots and his wealthy family, chafes at being labeled a literary writer.
Miami New Times |
Brett Sokol |
04-19-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Blows Against the Empirenew
A former Playboy model and card shark plays on our collective lust for all things confessional in her new book, which dishes premium dirt on Hugh Hefner's messianic goatishness.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Diablo Cody |
04-13-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
No Walk in the Parknew
Exploring nature -- human and wild -- with former ranger Jordan Fisher Smith.
Missoula Independent |
Brad Tyer |
04-07-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Jordan Fisher Smith, Nature Noir
The Man From Nowherenew
Author, critic and controversial theorist James Howard Kunstler on the ugliest building in Columbus and our emerging "Parking Lot Nation"
Columbus Alive |
Nikki Davis |
04-07-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Art Demon: An interview with Camille Paglianew
Camille Paglia talks (and talks and talks) about her new book of poetry commentary — and academic ‘ass-lickers’ and ‘liberal media elites’ had better respond intelligently for a change.
Boston Phoenix |
Tamara Wieder |
04-07-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
'The Land of Orange Groves and Jails'new
San Francisco Bay Guardian publisher Bruce Brugmann talks with Lauren Coodley about Upton Sinclair and her anthology of his extraordinary life and times in California.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Bruce B. Brugmann |
03-30-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Storytelling 'From the Ground Up'new
The unpretentious Midwest, as a region of calm between the noisy, status-seeking coasts, may be the best place for a writer who wants to explore large themes such as poverty and race through quiet stories of real people.
Illinois Times |
Fletcher Farrar |
03-28-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Alex Kotlowitz
Pet Projectnew
Author Michelle Herman follows a dog’s lead to a new novella.
Columbus Alive |
Melissa Starker |
03-24-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
