AltWeeklies Wire
The Cute Shall Inherit the Earth
Indie comics whiz James Kochalka offers his most important and irresistible work to date -- his manifesto.
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
08-17-2005 |
Nonfiction
Dalek and Larry Fink: Insane-o Artnew
New York publishers powerHouse relish in the end of days by releasing catalyst books of art from reclusive artist Dalek and incriminating political photographer Larry Fink.
Dig Boston |
Paul McMorrow |
08-17-2005 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Various Titles, Multiple authors
Scratching Chicago's Underbellynew
A travelogue with a twisted sense of humor makes the case that today's real Chicago is less interesting than it was just a decade ago.
Illinois Times |
Corrine Frisch |
08-17-2005 |
Fiction
Tags: Chicago Noir, Neal Pollack, editor
Jimi's First Experiencenew
LSD was the "white kid's" drug that made Jimi Hendrix feel like Marilyn Monroe and helped him "see" his music.
Seattle Weekly |
Charles R. Cross |
08-17-2005 |
Excerpts
Less Than Heronew
After a seven-year absence, Ellis dares gossip-rag column space with his first book cast in the past tense, a multi-genre thriller starring a middle-aged, drugged, neurotic, lecherous, and lonesome author named Bret Easton Ellis.
The Village Voice |
Brandon Stosuy |
08-16-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Bret Easton Ellis, Lunar Park
Potter Nauseanew
The Potter tales are explicated by Sartre's Being and Nothingness, and the two books should be read simultaneously for maximum effect.
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
08-16-2005 |
Fiction
Punks in the Outfieldnew
On the diamond, John Albert may be an amateur ballplayer, but he makes a major-league literary debut with Wrecking Crew, a memoir that will appeal to fans of baseball, punk rock and hard drugs.
Boulder Weekly |
Vince Darcangelo |
08-15-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: John Albert, Wrecking Crew
Where There's a Willnew
Author Will Clarke has a deal with a New York publisher and a Hollywood studio, and it only took him eight years to become an overnight success.
Dallas Observer |
Robert Wilonsky |
08-15-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Behind the Lettersnew
Andrew Carroll traveled the world on his quest to preserve veteran voices -- including Kurt Vonnegut's.
Missoula Independent |
Azita Osanloo |
08-11-2005 |
Nonfiction
Wall to Wall Wal-Mart Bashing
Just when you thought you'd heard it all before, a new book counts out even more reasons why you should hate the superstore.
Columbus Alive |
Nikki Davis |
08-11-2005 |
Nonfiction
Gay Man Fired For Writing About Gay Porn Industrynew
Rich Merritt's sexuality was a non issue with his employers, the Atlanta law firm of Powell Goldstein LLP, until he informed them of the impending release of his autobiography, Secrets of a Gay Marine Porn Star, which includes graphic descriptions of the gay porn industry.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Bell |
08-11-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Author Talks About Life, Death, Doing Blownew
After quite possibly the most morbid road trip across America, Chuck Klosterman grapples with his inner demons of post-modern self-awareness and the definiton of cool.
Dig Boston |
Arna Wilkinson |
08-10-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Smite Makes Rightnew
Far from Baghdad, we need a sectarian truce of our own. But are hard-believing Americans really ready for a grand compromise?
Seattle Weekly |
Tim Appelo |
08-10-2005 |
Nonfiction
A Final Passagenew
The retired man knew his wife would be devastated if he went through with it, but he thought she would understand how much he wished to escape a life of medical procedures and forgetfulness.
Illinois Times |
Doug Bybee |
08-05-2005 |
Original Work
Book Written as Letter to Bin Ladennew
The novel is written as a letter to Osama bin Laden from a distraught unnamed woman whose husband and son were killed in an al-Qaeda bombing of a London football stadium. It was released in Britain on the same day as the real-life bombings of the London mass transit system.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Bell |
08-04-2005 |
Fiction
