Books:
Two writers who mix reporting and the personal essay
By Baynard Woods
5/8/2013
Books:
Any film nerd hungry for stories of golden-age post-studio Hollywood adventure and excess will be sated.
By Lee Gardner
5/8/2013
Books:
James Kelman’s latest inhabits the relentless, worried mind
By Michael Shank
5/1/2013
Books:
Copy editor publishes nuggets of newsroom wisdom
By Baynard Woods
4/24/2013
Books:
Pratt Library celebrates 10 years of CityLit
By Baynard Woods
4/10/2013
Books:
The American obsession with smuggling, from the Boston Tea Party through today’s drug trade
By Bret McCabe
4/3/2013
Books:
Michael Kimball writes your life story... and his own
By Baynard Woods
3/27/2013
Books:
Read the postcard profile of City Paper's Senior Editor
By Michael Kimball
3/27/2013
Books:
Experimental writing that aims for a broad audience
By Bret McCabe
3/20/2013
Books:
We follow bright, sensitive Richard Meyers as he metamorphoses—via small-time delinquency, insatiable restlessness, sexual frustration, and poetry
By Andrew Holter
3/20/2013
Books:
Poet honors Stephen Pitcairn in new collection
By Dean Bartoli Smith
3/13/2013
Books:
The sexy, theological stories of Jamie Quatro and the charming and harrowing essays of Aleksandar Hemon
By Baynard Woods
3/13/2013
Books:
Rob Roensch’s Baltimoreans are on edge
By Baynard Woods
3/6/2013
Books:
Young Thurgood, Sensualist, and Murder in the Dog Park
By Baynard Woods
3/6/2013
Books:
Social history looks at the alliances built in Depression-era Baltimore
By John Barry
2/27/2013
Books:
New book chronicles the rise of laissez faire capitalism
By Edward Ericson Jr.
2/27/2013
Books:
Lawrence Wright’s new book tackles the cult of Scientology
By Lee Gardner
2/20/2013
Books:
The strangest questions Amy Webb has ever seen
By Baynard Woods
2/13/2013
Books:
Stephanie Barber didn’t write one word in her new book, Night Moves (Publishing Genius). She didn’t even place one punctuation mark in its 70-something pages. She edited the text—if by “editing” you mean deleting the original authors’ names.
By Bret McCabe
2/13/2013
Books:
Two new collections show Lopate’s mastery of the essay
By Baynard Woods
2/6/2013
Books:
UMBC math professor integrates geopolitics, religious symbolism, and sexual awakening
By Baynard Woods
2/6/2013
Books:
Ian Svenonius’ new book offers offbeat guide to rock ‘n’ roll life
By Raymond Cummings
1/30/2013
Books:
Jen Michalski’s new novellas use style to bring worlds to life
By Baynard Woods
1/16/2013
Books:
George Saunders’ new stories take our current condition at a slant
By Raymond Cummings
1/9/2013
Books:
New Jefferson biography fails to examine founding father’s use of power
By Damien Ober
1/2/2013
Books:
Reissue of 85-year-old book reminds of America’s history of cultish ideas
By Bret McCabe
12/26/2012
Books:
Shattered Wig Press hosts poets Heather Fuller and C.L. Bledsoe
11/28/2012
Books:
A collection edited by young people hits zeitgeist—for better or worse
By Evan Serpick
11/28/2012
Books:
A new book details—and invents—Baltimore subcultures
By Baynard Woods
11/21/2012
Books:
In Marshall C. Bell’s new book, the hero tries to escape the beast of Baltimore, just like he did
By Andrew Zaleski
11/21/2012
Books:
Oliver Sacks’ new book details the varieties of hallucinations—and his own drug use
By Baynard Woods
11/14/2012
Books:
Songs of the Abyss presents the mystery of life and death
By Baynard Woods
10/29/2012
Books:
Local author looks at the forgotten victims of serial killers
By Bret McCabe
10/17/2012
Books:
Found founder searches for love, adventure
By Andrea Appleton
10/3/2012
Books:
An quick interview with cult cartoonist and screenwriter Daniel Clowes
By Max Robinson
9/11/2012
Books:
Laura Lippman takes an unflinching look at the life of a “suburban madam.”
By Marianne Amoss
8/29/2012
Books:
H.L. Mencken, Small Press Expo, Laura Lippman, and more.
8/29/2012
Books:
Staff of The Stranger offers wisdom for the addled college student, and the rest of us.
By Evan Serpick
8/29/2012
Books:
Martin Amis takes aim at the contemporary world
By Bret McCabe
8/22/2012
Books:
Miranda July’s writer’s block leads to obsession
By Erin Gleeson
8/15/2012
Books:
A. Jarrell Hayes turns his torment into speculative fiction
By Baynard Woods
7/31/2012
Books:
Dave Eggers writes the Great American Novel for a not-so-great America
By Baynard Woods
7/31/2012
Books:
Natalie Hopkinson explores go-go and race in America
By Michael Corbin
7/25/2012
Books:
The largely forgotten life of America’s first black boxing champion
By Evan Serpick
7/11/2012
Books:
Professor writes the definitive history of the Catonsville Nine
By Joe Tropea
7/11/2012
Books:
A chilling new book examines the lives of convicted murderers.
By Raymond Cummings
7/4/2012
Books:
The essayist and cartoonist talks about ice picks, losing friends, and the hilarious drunken brother who actually draws his cartoons
By Andrea Appleton
6/20/2012
Books:
Jack Hitt takes us to the edge of obsession in search of the American character
By Baynard Woods
6/20/2012
Books:
Steve Cole uses the internet to liberate James Joyce’s masterpiece
By Baynard Woods
6/13/2012
Art:
Christopher LaVoie occupies a new gallery with slippery rage
By Bret McCabe
6/13/2012
Books:
Taschen volumes feature two decades of Madison Avenue selling the sizzle
By Joe MacLeod
6/6/2012
Books:
In a new book, a former Baltimore cop says corporal punishment is kinder than prison
By Michael Corbin
6/6/2012
Books:
A new book about Werner Herzog only deepens the mystery
By Baynard Woods
5/30/2012
Books:
A local cabbie’s second book about life behind the wheel is a bumpy ride
By Baynard Woods
5/23/2012
Books:
A new book asks tough questions about organ harvesting and the definition of death
By Laura Dattaro
5/2/2012
Books:
The fictional tale of a Jamaican Cassandra impresses on many levels
By Erin Gleeson
5/2/2012
Books:
A true Renaissance man talks about sense of place, losing one’s parents, and the lessons of war
By Andrea Appleton
4/11/2012
Books:
Civil rights activist Bayard Rustin’s sexual orientation continues to obscure his legacy
By Edward Ericson Jr.
4/11/2012
Books:
New graphic novel traces two sisters’ diverging courses through early 20th-century New York
By Laura Dattaro
3/28/2012
Books:
Brilliant novel set in a seedy Ireland of the future is a must-read
By Andrea Appleton
3/21/2012
Books:
A new live talk-show aims to make literary discussion must-see
By Andrea Appleton
3/21/2012
Books:
Local author takes on a form of sexuality many consider a given
By Laura Dattaro
3/7/2012
Books:
Susan Cain quietly explains why we should listen to introverts
By Raymond Cummings
2/29/2012
Books:
A journalist crafts an indispensable primer about life at the Maryland Institute College of Art
By Erin Gleeson
2/29/2012
Books:
A Native American writer examines tribal history through the lens of his own life
By Andrea Appleton
2/8/2012
Books:
Even the shortest of short stories have to make the reader care
By Rupert Wondolowski
2/1/2012
Books:
The Louvin Brothers' rise and fall as a unit and an act rightly forms
the substance of Charlie's lively recollection
By Lee Gardner
2/1/2012
Books:
An agnostic’s search for spiritual fulfillment yields a book as wise as it is funny
By Andrea Appleton
1/25/2012
Books:
Gil Scott-Heron’s memoir isn’t intimate, but it casts him in a new light nevertheless
By Pierre Bennu
1/18/2012
Books:
A new book tells Hawaii’s fascinating story, from primordial lava flow to monarchy to statehood
By Erin Gleeson
1/11/2012
Books:
Brian Selznick’s Enchanting books suggest a new form of storytelling
By Michael Corbin
1/4/2012
Books:
A kaleidoscopic novel describes what comes after the Age of Fucked Up Shit
By Andrea Appleton
12/28/2011
Books:
The Dispatcher is a book you’ll read despite yourself
By Andrea Appleton
12/21/2011
Books:
A compendium of ’60s comics finally emerges more than 30 years late
By Max Robinson
12/21/2011
Books:
Baltimore art guy makes comics for the questionably sane
By Laura Dattaro
12/21/2011
Books:
Lou Beach updates his status to creator of a fascinating new form of fiction
By Laura Dattaro
12/14/2011
Books:
Baltimore has always been a beer town
By Andrea Appleton
12/14/2011
Books:
A new biography lends context to the controversial Margaret Sanger
By Danielle Ariano
12/7/2011
Books:
The Photography of A. Aubrey Bodine
By Andrea Appleton
12/7/2011
Books:
Five Years in New York That Changed Music Forever
By Lee Gardner
12/7/2011
Books:
A new book tells the story of a Jewish psychic who allied himself with the Nazis
By Tim Hill
12/7/2011
Books:
Massive tome celebrates 135 years of the humble menu
By Joe MacLeod
11/16/2011
Books:
Author of
Fight Club, Choke cooks up a hallucinatory vision of hell
By Laura Dattaro
11/9/2011
Books:
Jen Miller, aka Rev Jen, is a self-created cult figure, the “patron saint of the uncool,” and her newest book is a celebration of all the uncool things she’s done.
By Andrea Appleton
11/9/2011
Books:
New book lays bare our country’s inadequacies while honoring its can-do spirit
By Edward Ericson Jr.
11/2/2011
Books:
Comics exhibit at McDaniels College highlights a colorful slice of American history
By Max Robinson
10/26/2011
Books:
The Best American Comics is a collection of 2011’s best and brightest that admirably manages to stay afloat.
By Max Robinson
10/26/2011
“The great rememberer” explores Baltimore during World War II
By Andrea Appleton
10/19/2011
Books:
Luminous Airplanes spans a lifetime and it has continued to evolve, accompanied by an online “immersive text”.
By Andrea Appleton
10/19/2011
Books:
The knitting guru talks about the perks and drawbacks of being “knitter-famous”
By Adrienne Martini
10/12/2011
Books:
A “comprehensive” study of Baltimore’s ’68 riots falls short
By Edward Ericson Jr.
9/28/2011
Books:
Lippman may be living in New Orleans, but she's still keeping her stories close to home
By Wendy Ward
9/28/2011
Books:
We are awash in raunch, or at least it sometimes seems like it these days.
By Lee Gardner
8/24/2011
Books:
For some reason, talking animals really lend themselves to the exploration of human issues.
By Max Robinson
8/24/2011
Books:
Britt, Mason, and Winch have a rare gift for showing us how those two worlds can coexist in the same reality—as they do for almost every reader
By Geoffrey Himes
8/17/2011
Books:
A new book argues that it's a mistake to assume education alone can fix our society
By Michael Corbin
8/10/2011
Books:
The author of
Beijing Welcomes You talks about the 2008 Olympics, Tibet, and smelling (and seeing) the air
By Lee Gardner
8/3/2011
Books:
The problem with higher education, one Johns Hopkins professor says, is the people who run it
By Laura Dattaro
8/3/2011
Books:
A former Baltimorean combines science and history in a young-adult novel
By Jenn Ladd
7/13/2011
Books:
The end is near—are the burbs the best place to live through it?
By Scott Carlson
7/6/2011
Anthropologist Elijah Anderson explores race and class by traversing Philadelphia
By Michael Corbin
6/8/2011
a new graphic novel by Canadian artist David Lester, is a good deal better than its sprawling synopsis makes it sound.
6/8/2011
Books:
The author talks about what we can do about living in a toxic world
By Laura Dattaro
4/27/2011
Books:
Fiction by Meg Waite Clayton
By Wendy Ward
4/20/2011
Books:
Nonfiction by Brian Kahn
By Lauren Loeffler
4/20/2011
Books:
Fiction by Francisco Goldman
By Wendy Ward
4/13/2011
Books:
A Southerner on how New York made her realize what a Southerner she is
By Bret McCabe
4/13/2011
Books:
DJ History takes up the publishing mantle for dance music
By Michaelangelo Matos
4/6/2011
Books:
Michelle Antoinette Nelson makes you stop and listen as LOVE the poet
By Jaye Hunnie
3/23/2011
Books:
James Miller examines the lives of the life examiners
By Andrea Appleton
3/16/2011
Books:
Memoir by Jasmin Darznik
By Wendy Ward
3/16/2011
Zines:
On the surface, it smacks of being a Twilight sequel, it really does, but don’t let that deter you from picking up the first issue of the new local horror zine Tales of Blood and Roses. From the macabre mind of Jeffrey L. Shipley.
By Jerard Fagerberg
3/9/2011
Books:
Loyola University professor’s debut novel offers an upbeat tour through a dismal world
By Jerard Fagerberg
3/9/2011
Books:
Post-Classical Ensemble spotlights the infallible imagination of Lou Harrison
By Samantha Buker
3/2/2011
Books:
Poetry by Juan Felipe Herrera
By Jerard Fagerberg
3/2/2011
Books:
Will Google Books kill print and paper libraries? Long live the new text?
By Michael Corbin
3/2/2011
Books:
Cherrie Amour puts love poems to music—and lovers on notice
By Bret McCabe
2/9/2011
Books:
Fiction by Cate Kennedy
By Wendy Ward
2/9/2011
Books:
A science writer pens a telling book about kissing
By Bret McCabe
1/5/2011
Top Ten:
In years past we’ve polled City Paper’s book reviewers for their 10 favorite books of the year and threaded a list together from their input.
12/8/2010
Books:
Hate: a Romance
Fiction by Tristan Garcia
Faber and Faber, Inc., paperback
A fair warning to contemporary novelists: Reading Tristan Garcia’s debut novel may cause you to hate the 29-year-old French author. It’ll be a hate born of sincere admira
By Bret McCabe
11/17/2010
Books:
Moonlight Mile
Crime Fiction by Dennis Lehane
William Morrow, hardcover
One of Dennis Lehane’s secret weapons as a crime novelist is his readability. The genre as a whole is supposed to be accessible, but there is a literary divide separating th
By Bret McCabe
11/17/2010
Books:
Michael Hudson gets inside the lives of predatory lending's victims and perps
By Edward Ericson Jr.
11/17/2010
Books:
The writer and illustrator talk about their collection of short stories Genghis Cum
By Laura Dattaro
11/10/2010
Books:
A new idea, sturdy execution, and some surprisingly sweet moments can't overcome it's slip-ups.
By Laura Dattaro
11/10/2010
Books:
Few publishers would have the good sense and taste to publish stories as ordinarily beguiling and bizarre as the 11 found in Janice Shapiro’s Bummer.
By Bret McCabe
11/10/2010
Books:
Two magazine writers plumb the depths of grass-roots politics and Russia's outer limits
By Raymond Cummings
11/3/2010
Books:
Zine
Rigor Mortis explores what we talk about when we talk about zombies
By Bret McCabe
10/27/2010
Books:
The Sweet Valley High twins Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield wouldn’t survive a day in Baltimore, no doubt, but not for the reasons you might suspect.
By Wendy Ward
9/8/2010
Books:
Fact: It’s going to be a long time before another stream of American art comes as close to capturing the lives of Latin American women in America as Jaime, Gilbert, and Mario Hernandez’s Love and Rockets comics/spinoffs, if only because Los Bros Hernandez have now been following some of their characters for more than 20 years.
By Bret McCabe
9/8/2010
Books:
Grimm’s fairy tales are, well, grim. Reading them after a childhood of being fooled by story books and Disney movies is a bit shocking and totally wild.
By Wendy Ward
9/8/2010
Books:
By Bret McCabe
10/6/2010
Books:
By Andrea Appleton
10/6/2010
Books:
By Edward Ericson Jr.
10/6/2010
Book Review:
Los Angeles crime novelist Mark Haskell Smith has always harbored a comically ludicrous streak.
By Bret McCabe
8/25/2010
Book Review:
Layover in Dubai
By Dan Fesperman
Alfred A. Knopf, hardcover
Sam Keller isn’t used to hanging out with high-priced call girls. And he’s especially not used to milling about surrounded by women from so many different ethnicities—Ethiopian, Indian, Indo
By Bret McCabe
8/25/2010
Book Review:
Coming up in the 1980s and into a certain level of success in the ’90s, the Rhode Island band Throwing Muses has always been a tribe.
By Wendy Ward
8/25/2010
