AltWeeklies Wire
'A Rebel Life' Remembers Molly Ivinsnew
In First Son: George W. Bush and the Bush Family, Bill Minutaglio deciphered Dubya's career as a campaign of filial devotion and rebellion. Turning now to Bush's spunkiest critic, Minutaglio interprets Ivins as similarly driven by resentment toward her overbearing, overachieving father.
San Antonio Current |
Steven G. Kellman |
10-21-2009 |
Nonfiction
In 'Hound Dog,' Songwriting Duo Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller Remember Redefining Postwar Pop Musicnew
Hound Dog: The Leiber and Stoller Autobiography is a delightful read. Both men are terrific storytellers, witty and succinct, with a sharp eye for the telling detail.
Baltimore City Paper |
Geoffrey Himes |
08-18-2009 |
Nonfiction
Suzanne Simons Gives Us a New -- and Timely -- Biography of the Man Behind Blackwaternew
Heroic in Master of War's opening pages, Simons ends her portrait with Erik Prince sputtering in impotent rage against a media he believes has unfairly maligned his company.
INDY Week |
Gerry Canavan |
08-14-2009 |
Nonfiction
How Michael Wolff Bagged Rupert Murdochnew
How did a controversial media reporter get total access to the most famous newspaper man in the world? He just asked.
Boston Phoenix |
Daniel McCarthy |
12-18-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
'Digging for Dirt' is a Testament to Ol' Dirty Bastard's Whole Beingnew
Pharrell Williams put it best when he said Ol' Dirty Bastard was "insanely genius, geniusly insane." But Jaime Lowe's new biography offers a more complete history of a man spiraling down a rabbit hole of drug addiction and fame.
Charleston City Paper |
Mark Glenn |
12-10-2008 |
Nonfiction
'The Double Life of a Rebel' Looks at Poet Arthur Rimbaudnew
This handy, brief biography is published by Atlas & Co. in its continuing series of "Eminent Lives."
The Memphis Flyer |
Leonard Gill |
11-21-2008 |
Nonfiction
New Bio Puts Lusty Dusty Springfield in Her Historical Placenew
Annie J. Randall blends scholarly interest with groupie fascination in Dusty! Queen of the Postmods, which goes so far as to suggest that Dusty was not only cool but also postmodern.
New York Press |
Felicia Feaster |
11-20-2008 |
Nonfiction
Bush Leaguenew
Attack biographer Kitty Kelley backfires on the Bushes.
Missoula Independent |
John Freeman |
09-23-2004 |
Nonfiction
