AltWeeklies Wire
How America Almost Destroyed the Vineyards of Europenew
The Americans (probably) didn't do it on purpose, though you hardly could have blamed them given all the nasty things the Europeans were saying about New World wines and the American palate.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Bell |
03-31-2005 |
Nonfiction
Secret Index Gives Peek at Fonda Memoirnew
Review copies of Fonda's book have not been made available to the press, but Creative Loafing's Bureau of Imaginary Journalism has uncovered this facsimile of the book's index, which provides intriguing hints of its contents.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
03-31-2005 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Jane Fonda, My Life So Far
'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
The Digression Artistnew
This Equation may not be logical, but it sure is entertaining.
Seattle Weekly |
Tim Appelo |
03-30-2005 |
Nonfiction
Don't Mess With Marilynnew
A revisionist new Monroe book refuses to reduce her to one simple role.
Seattle Weekly |
Steve Wiecking |
03-30-2005 |
Nonfiction
Six Degrees of Denigrationnew
Backbiting and betrayal never go out of style in Hollywood—thank God.
Seattle Weekly |
Tim Appelo |
03-30-2005 |
Nonfiction
Hollywood's Gross Pointsnew
Three smart new books analyze movie giganticism. Bigger may not be better so far as viewers—and readers—are concerned, but it's definitely the future.
Seattle Weekly |
Brian Miller |
03-30-2005 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Various Titles, Various Authors
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
Libertarian Sci-Fi
L. Neil Smith's sci-fi noir thriller about a police detective from the far-flung future of 1987 visiting the Libertarian America next door gets the easy-to-read graphic novel treatment.
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
03-24-2005 |
Fiction
Green Thumbs Are the New Black
Yougrowgirl.com's Gayla Trail reclaims yet another "woman's activity" for a younger generation—puttering around in your garden.
Columbus Alive |
Nikki Davis |
03-24-2005 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Gayla Trail, You Grow Girl!
Pet Projectnew
Author Michelle Herman follows a dog’s lead to a new novella.
Columbus Alive |
Melissa Starker |
03-24-2005 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Buddha Barksnew
In Pam Houston's new novel, a talking dog is woman's best friend.
Missoula Independent |
Azita Osanloo |
03-24-2005 |
Fiction
Tags: Pam Houston, Sight Hound
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
Memoir Covers the Author's Struggle to Believe and Morenew
David Plante descends from Ernest Hemingway and writes a high American plain style with a personality all its own. In his memoir American Ghosts, he quotes a passage from Hemingway’s Death in the Afternoon, and his prose stands up to it.
Boston Phoenix |
William Corbett |
03-22-2005 |
Nonfiction
Tags: American Ghosts, David Plante
