Let Me See It
A collection of elegantly wrought stories that follow two cousins, both gay, coming of age during the 1980s AIDS crisis
271-300 of 1,087 entries
Paul Bonin-Rodriguez, Arts, July 10, 2014
Blood Aces: The Wild Ride of Benny Binion, the Texas Gangster Who Created Vegas Poker
This biography of the gambling, murdering Binion captures his wild character without trying to make him likable
Jesse Sublett, Arts, July 3, 2014
Getting Life: An Innocent Man's 25-Year Journey From Prison to Peace
Michael Morton's firsthand account of his unjust conviction and hard-won exoneration is both insightful and infuriating
Jesse Sublett, Arts, July 3, 2014
Inside Man
Jeff Abbott balances espionage and bartending tips in this tightly controlled roller coaster of a thriller
Wayne Alan Brenner, Arts, July 3, 2014
South, America
Rod Davis' New Orleans noir steeps the reader in Southern atmosphere, history, and violence
Michael King, Arts, July 3, 2014
The True American: Murder and Mercy in Texas
A stranger-than-fiction tale of forgiveness for an act of prejudicial violence in the wake of 9/11
Amy Kamp, Arts, July 3, 2014
Phantom Instinct
Meg Gardiner reignites our love for suspense novels in this murder mystery with plenty of plot twists and pacing that propels
Jessi Cape, Arts, July 3, 2014
Overweight Sensation: The Life and Comedy of Allan Sherman
Hello muddah, hello fadduh
Scott Schinder, Music, May 29, 2014
Please Be With Me: A Song for My Father, Duane
Duane's only daughter digs deep
Jim Caligiuri, Music, May 29, 2014
The Haçienda: How Not to Run a Club
Hooky follows up Joy Division with money-hemorrhaging Madchester club
Richard Whittaker, Music, May 29, 2014
A Man Called Destruction: The Life and Music of Alex Chilton
Never a kind word for Big Star
Michael Toland, Music, May 29, 2014
One Way Out: The Inside History of the Allman Brothers Band
The whole epic saga between two covers
Doug Freeman, Music, May 29, 2014
Huey "Piano" Smith and the Rocking Pneumonia Blues
Another own-worst-enemy musical genius
Ed Ward, Music, May 29, 2014
Elvis Died for Somebody's Sins but Not Mine: A Lifetime's Collected Writing
He died onstage, not on the page
Tim Stegall, Music, May 29, 2014
Kentucky Traveler: My Life in Music
Kentucky picker demures
Doug Freeman, Music, May 29, 2014
Cactus Burning: Austin, Texas and the Battle for the Iconic Cactus Cafe
A nasty business in toto
Kevin Curtin, Music, May 29, 2014
Here Comes the Night: The Dark Soul of Bert Berns
The man wrote 'Hang On, Sloopy' for God's sake
Scott Schinder, Music, May 29, 2014
Words Will Break Cement: The Passion of Pussy Riot
Russian punk rock activists take on the Kremlin
Nina Hernandez, Music, May 29, 2014
Merle Haggard: The Running Kind
Okie from Muskogee still waiting for his alt.country crosser
Jay Trachtenberg, Music, May 29, 2014
The Jesus Lizard Book
Zeppelinesque hammer of the gods
Raoul Hernandez, Music, May 29, 2014
The Smell of Death
Not your typical get-in-the-van account
Tim Stegall, Music, May 29, 2014
There Goes Gravity: A Life in Rock & Roll
Once upon a time, writers used to be the tour documentarians
Abby Johnston, Music, May 29, 2014
I Never Met a Story I Didn't Like: Mostly True Tall Tales
All too true tales of the music business
Greg Beets, Music, May 29, 2014
Shakespeare's Songbook
Singing Shakespeare tunes around the campfire
Graham Reynolds, Music, May 29, 2014
Exile in Guyville / My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Liz Phair broke a lot of strings – and Kanye, from bootstraps to bootlickers
Chase Hoffberger, Music, May 29, 2014
Thunderstruck and Other Stories
Elizabeth McCracken's stories examine the humanity of the mildly freakish and unspoken freakishness of daily life
Amy Gentry, Arts, May 15, 2014
Smaller Faster Lighter Denser Cheaper
Through research and case studies, Robert Bryce argues that human ingenuity will beat environmental collapse to the punch
James Renovitch, Arts, May 15, 2014
The Snow Queen
This book by the author of The Hours is a frozen confection of a novel, at once simple and intricate – and gorgeous
Amy Gentry, Arts, May 15, 2014
Monday, Monday
Elizabeth Crook's new novel charts the ripples radiating out from the Whitman shootings
Danielle White, Arts, May 15, 2014
Out of Peel Tree
Laura Long's debut novel chronicles the tug-of-war between moving forward and staying the same in a small town
