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Writing, With Great Intent
At the core of Shop Talk is the belief that writing can, in a very real way, be a life-and-death struggle to interpret and order the world
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America from the Sidelines
In The Cold Six Thousand, James Ellroy's latest novel, history is a tabloid magazine populated by fiendishly corrupt men who abuse their power as a means of indulging their darkest obsessions
To the Brink
Denis Johnson heads to civilization's farthest reaches in his new collection of essays
Review: Fast Food Nation
In his simultaneously frightening and enlightening polemic, ''Fast Food Nation,'' Eric Schlosser reveals the devastating impact the fast food industry has had on almost every corner of American life
The Same Ol’ Situation
Two new rock 'n' roll books -- chronicling the rise of Bob Dylan and Motley Crue -- discuss the often haphazard constructions of fame
Choke
Chuck Palahniuk's new novel, Choke, is full of sex, snot, poop (his word, not mine), disease, addiction, deception and death. Not to mention deformed chickens. For those of you who are offended by any of these things, Choke is not for you
Review: How to Hack a Party Line
The beauty of Sara Miles' book is that she's taken what could have been a rather lifeless subject -- the coming together of Silicon Valley and the Democratic political machine -- and boiled it down to its essence: the never-ending quest for wealth and inf
Review: We Owe You Nothing
This first compilation of interviews from Punk Planet reveals much more than a freak scene. It's rich with interesting, bitter and insightful characters mulling honest life choices and internal contradictions
Review: Demonology
Rick Moody continuously manages to find new ways to present the story of both the comfortably disaffected and quietly damaged, as well as those whose lives have been touched by some force or event they can't quite overcome
Review: Joe College
Tom Perrotta's latest novel may begin at Yale - but its depictions of suburban New Jersey shine with honesty and affection