AltWeeklies Wire
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
Super Zeros
The lastest AdHouse anthology presents lesser-known supeheroes by indie artists not known for their superhero work
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
03-17-2005 |
Fiction
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
Message Offers Good Plan for Revival in Big Tentnew
In her funny, vulnerable meditations on living a meaningful life in the midst of trials and sorrows -- many of which she blames on Dubya Bush and his disciples -- Anne Lamott is not afraid to reference a wise word or two from Rumi, the Dali Lama, or the Catholic vision of the Virgin Mary.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Bell |
03-17-2005 |
Nonfiction
Living in Navajolandnew
Lucy Moore's memoir about living in an Arizonan Navajo reservation is captivating, with simple yet compelling prose.
Tucson Weekly |
Jarret Keene |
03-10-2005 |
Nonfiction
America's Loss Is Political Cartoonists' Gain
Alt political cartoonists Jen Sorensen's latest "Slowpoke" collection chronicles America's collective slip into insanity.
Columbus Alive |
Nikki Davis |
03-10-2005 |
Fiction
Travelogue Mixes Pocket Histories With Political Riffsnew
Its focus is the Sahel, a 2,600-mile swath of African desert and badlands that stretches from Ethiopia to the Atlantic coast, and is home to some of the most impoverished, corrupt and - Sudan notwithstanding - ignored countries on the planet.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Bell |
03-10-2005 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Angry Wind, Jeffrey Tayler
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
Know Logonew
How college degrees and museum shows became just another purchase.
Seattle Weekly |
Mark D. Fefer |
03-09-2005 |
Nonfiction
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
Archie's Gals Gone Wild
Long-time Archie Comics artist Dan DeCarlo's little-seen art for the girly digests of the '50s and '60s evokes Betty and Veronica meets Bettie Page.
Columbus Alive |
J. Caleb Mozzocco |
03-03-2005 |
Fiction
Novel Has Deep and Twisted Centernew
After a 20-year absence, Peter Rushforth has finally given us his second novel, Pinkerton's Sister. (His first was Kindergarten. Think Hansel and Gretel meet the Holocaust.) It's set in fin-de-siecle (Alice likes French, too) New York City, and a plot summary wouldn't tell you a damn thing about it.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Bell |
03-03-2005 |
Fiction
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
Author Explains Why 'Down Low' Gets the Blamenew
With all the ways in which lovers cheat on one another, all the paths by which HIV can be spread, and with such a dearth of actual evidence -- anecdotal, clinical, statistical or otherwise -- why did "the DL" get the blame?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Thomas Bell |
02-25-2005 |
Nonfiction
