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Good Old Boy Mentalitynew
In Junior Ray, Mississippi-born Memphis English professor John Pritchard has brought to life one of the most tangible, offensive, realistic and rascally characters to ever step out of a 1950s Delta patrol car.
Jackson Free Press |
JC Patterson |
06-03-2005 |
Fiction
Tags: John Pritchard, Junior Ray
Dead Drunk and Crazynew
James Crumley’s novels are brutal, ironic, psychotic and sly. The men are scheming, hard-bitten and as tough as a rattlesnake convention. The women are even worse.
Jackson Free Press |
JC Patterson |
06-03-2005 |
Fiction
Tags: James Crumley, The Right Madness
Author Writes Admiringly About Americanew
Verso has come out with an updated edition of V.G. Kiernan's multidisciplinary history of America, from colonial days forward.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Bell |
06-02-2005 |
Nonfiction
The Kids All Writenew
An anthology of young writers sets out to prove that this generation is still reading and writing, no matter what some studies say.
SF Weekly |
Karen Zuercher |
06-02-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Something to Believe Innew
Bill Carter tells a story of his life, the war in Sarajevo and rebirth in Fools Rush In.
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
06-02-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Bill Carter, Fools Rush In
Stuff Preservation
A Smithsonian Institution conservator breaks down how to preserve your personal treasures, from paintings to kids' macaroni art.
Columbus Alive |
Melissa Starker |
06-02-2005 |
Nonfiction
A Look at the U.S. Army's New Age 'Supersoldiers'new
U.S. soldiers who try to train themselves to levitate and kill goats with a look? British author Jon Ronson uncovers the U.S. military's 30-year flirtation with New Age philosophy.
Dig Boston |
Paul McMorrow |
06-01-2005 |
Nonfiction
New York Press Scribe Reflects on the 2004 Campaignnew
Matt Taibbi offers up a collection of his campaign diaries, columns and articles to try to make sense of the soul-searing debacle that was the 2004 election.
Dig Boston |
Paul McMorrow |
06-01-2005 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Matt Taibbi, Spanking the Donkey
Tough-Guy Author Returns with New Mysterynew
Several years ago, while penning his latest exploration of (very) bad behavior, Crumley was hospitalized for 28 days. Upon his release, it took what seemed like ages to recover, both physically and creatively.
Westword |
Michael Roberts |
06-01-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: James Crumley, The Right Madness
Snookered in Seattle: The WTO Riotsnew
A former Seattle Police chief offers an inside account of the WTO protests of 1999 and how they got out of hand.
Seattle Weekly |
Norm Stamper |
06-01-2005 |
Excerpts
Tags: Breaking Rank, Norm Stamper
A Hip Mama's Talesnew
The lessons in Bee Lavender’s autobiography are not about making dead animals look life-like but about getting through this life.
Jackson Free Press |
Skyla Dawn Luckey |
05-30-2005 |
Nonfiction
Moving Targetnew
A historian shows that, far from being born in the wake of the '60s-era Chicano Movement, bilingual education is part of the very fabric of Texas. Also reviewed is Craig Kaplowitz's Lulac: Mexican Americans and National Policy.
San Antonio Current |
Alejandro Perez |
05-27-2005 |
Nonfiction
Independent Presses Serve Niche Audiencenew
The political, social and economic upheavals of the 21st century have prompted hungry readers to look beyond corporate publishing houses to independent, progressive presses.
San Antonio Current |
Lisa Sorg |
05-27-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Various Titles, Various Authors
Stealing Your Heartnew
Journalist Julian Rubinstein’s action-packed, absurd, and totally true tale of a Hungarian everyman who becomes a famous criminal gives new meaning to the old adage that truth is stranger than fiction.
Portland Phoenix |
Sara Donnelly |
05-27-2005 |
Nonfiction
Reading Summer Spectacularnew
Out of the (approximately) 1.7 billion books that will be coming out this summer, we’ve narrowed the list down to the 12 that will best accompany your poolside lounging or air-conditioner worshipping.
Dig Boston |
Mark Polanzak |
05-26-2005 |
Excerpts
Tags: Various Titles, Multiple authors
