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Book Has Plenty of Requisite Wild Flourishesnew

The People of Paper's dispelling of magic realism is plenty funny and as exhilaratingly freeform as the best of the McSweeney's canon.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Thomas Bell | 05-26-2005 | Fiction

Tags: space, Shelf, Salvador Plascencia, The People of Paper

Bad Consciencenew

Getting stared at by six eyeballs is unnerving, but stick the words "The Sociopath Next Door" on top and those stares turn Ted Bundy-creepy. The title -- and the cover design -- of Martha Stout's new book isn't exactly delicate, but given the topic, why should it be?

Boston Phoenix | Amy Finch | 05-23-2005 | Nonfiction

Tags: of, Martha Stout, Myth, Sanity, The Sociopath Next Door: The Ruthless Versus the Rest of Us

Statistics Are at the Heart of Baseballnew

Lovers of baseball dwell on statistics the way teen-aged girls dissect each and every nuance in a glance from that cute boy across the cafeteria.

Jackson Free Press | Lynette Hanson | 05-19-2005 | Nonfiction

Tags: Here’s to You, Jackie Robinson: The Legend of the Prichard Mohawks, Joe Formichella

Those Crazy Americans!new

Two new nonfiction offerings prove there's a lot of genuine craziness out there.

Sacramento News & Review | Kel Munger | 05-18-2005 | Poetry

Tags: John D. Gartner, The Hypomanic Edge: The Link Between (a Little) Craziness and (a Lot of) Success in America

A Heavy Pournew

Unlike many of today’s crime writers, wedded to their research and well-documented auras of realism, James Crumley understands that a lot of exaggeration goes a long way when you want to capture the essence of a place.

Missoula Independent | John Freeman | 05-13-2005 | Fiction

Tags: James Crumley, The Right Madness

Author Suggests God Didn't Write Biblenew

Calling for the people of all faiths to "lift up what is our most precious gift," John Shelby Spong finds God alive and free -- and very much overlooked by those who keep their faith bound in a book.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Thomas Bell | 05-12-2005 | Original Work

Tags: space, Shelf, John Shelby Spong, The Sins of Scripture: Exposing the Bible's Texts of Hate to Reveal the God of Love

See Jane Dienew

Jane: A Murder is not just any murder story. Maggie Nelson’s novel is powerful and heart wrenching

Jackson Free Press | Skyla Dawn Luckey | 05-12-2005 | Fiction

Tags: Jane: A Murder, Maggie Nelson

Poor Little Rich Girlnew

Lauren Sanders’ With or Without You takes the reader into the mind of a strange young rich girl. Lillian is looking for a friend, for love. In the end, she turns into a little dyke murderer.

Jackson Free Press | Skyla Dawn Luckey | 05-12-2005 | Fiction

Tags: Lauren Sanders, With or Without You

Ph.D'oh!new

Kids, put down that homework and watch some television immediately!

Seattle Weekly | Tim Appelo | 05-11-2005 | Nonfiction

Tags: Everything Bad Is Good for You: How Today's Popular Culture Is Actually Making Us Smarter, Steven Johnson

Fandom -- Ultimately, It's All About Younew

Several books demonstrate, not always intentionally, that celebrity is ultimately all about us and how we use stars as models and mirrors.

East Bay Express | Anneli Rufus | 05-10-2005 | Nonfiction

Tags: vintage, Various Titles, Various Authors, Random House, $23.95, $24.95, Bloomsbury, By Jennie Erdal, By Michael Joseph Gross, By Peter Carey, By Ruth Reichl, By Tom Reiss, Doubleday, Garlic and Sapphires, Ghosting, My Life as a Fake, Penguin Press, Starstruck, The Orientalist

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

Tags: James Crumley, The Right Madness, Crumley, Kittredge