AltWeeklies Wire
Jonathan Safran Foer Discusses Extremely Loud and Incredibly Closenew
Jonathan Safran Foer talks about his new novel Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, in which he makes September 11th the canvas for his portrait of the dimensions of tragedy.
Boston Phoenix |
Nina MacLaughlin |
03-24-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Empire! Intrigue! Murder!new
Jay Feldman’s new book shakes up American frontier history with an exploration of the massive New Madrid earthquakes.
Sacramento News & Review |
Kel Munger |
03-23-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Mr. Baker's Neighborhoodnew
He is the mastermind behind the new world of Dungeons and Dragons and author of a new fantasy novel. Keith Baker gives the Boulder Weekly's resident geeks an insider's tour of Eberron.
Boulder Weekly |
Vince Darcangelo |
03-17-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Land of Micro-Warsnew
An exiled poet doesn't like what's happening to America's democracy.
Tucson Weekly |
Joan Schuman |
03-17-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Atlanta's Lost Boys, Nearly Four Years Laternew
As Mark Bixler tells it in his new book, The Lost Boys of Sudan, the story most of us have heard is true for some of the Lost Boys. For many of them it is not, but it's still the story they tell, having learned (or been coached) that Americans would only help them if their story was simple, dramatic and morally unambiguous.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Bell |
03-10-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
It Takes a Nation of Manicsnew
In his new book, Johns Hopkins University psychologist John D. Gartner delivers a surprising diagnosis to the whole country: The American spirit is actually a mental disorder.
Baltimore City Paper |
Violet Carberry |
03-09-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Uncle Gonzo: A Madman Ahead of His Timenew
Paul Rubin knew the journalist when he was more "gone so" than gonzo. Hunter S. Thompson relied on what was left of his reputation to chisel money out of people and to court and mistreat a much younger woman.
Phoenix New Times |
Paul Rubin |
03-08-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Folk Wisdomnew
An interview with Geno Kennedy, author of "Welcome to the Mountains, Now Behave," a funny and poignant guide to mountain survival and etiquette. Armed with wit and a no-nonsense delivery, the book's author is as wise and colorful as his prose. This book will make you laugh. And it just may save your life.
Boulder Weekly |
Vince Darcangelo |
03-01-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Writer Left the World the Way He Lived -- With a Bang
A journalist who fell under the spell of "gonzo" writer Hunter S. Thompson recalls an encounter with the author.
The Memphis Flyer |
Bruce VanWyngarden |
02-21-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Hunter S. Thompson
Peep-Show Storynew
Seattle sex writer/blogger Pagan Moss tells how she broke into print.
Seattle Weekly |
Michaelangelo Matos |
02-10-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Author Traces Hip-Hop's Past to Reveal Its Futurenew
Chang's thick book reveals that hip-hop is inherently socioeconomic and sociopolitical, and is linked to activism's double-edged sword of violence and peace.
East Bay Express |
Eric K. Arnold |
02-08-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Confessions of a Dangerous Mindnew
Best-selling author Donald Miller writes Christian books and he's freaking out the religious right.
Willamette Week |
Zach Dundas |
02-07-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
World Trade Center Replacement Was No Grassroots Effortnew
Philip Nobel's book reveals the degree to which big money interests and Gov. George Pataki manipulated the process of selecting a design project for Ground Zero.
New York Press |
Dan Neel |
01-27-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Port Authority, a star-crossed celebrity architect, Daniel Libeskind, Philip Nobel, Ronald Lauder, Sixteen Acres: Architecture and the Outrageous Struggle for the Future of Ground Zero, World Trade Center: the New York State Commission of Privatization and the New York State Research Council on Privatization investigative journalist Justin Berzon and National Review Online contributing editor Deroy Murdock
Author Explains How Conservatives Got So Terribly Oppressednew
According to author and historian Thomas Frank, who spoke at Ohio University Jan. 13, over the last 20 years or so a faction of conservatives, aided by the media, has managed to strip economics out of politics, and replace it with cartoonish "cultural" issues.
The Athens NEWS |
Jim Phillips |
01-18-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Doyenne of Blending Fiction, History and Visual Artnew
Susan Vreeland is part of a growing movement of authors who have found success using the lives, loves and masterpieces of great artists to fuel their writing.
Baltimore City Paper |
J. Bowers |
01-17-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
