Interviews
The Rise and Rise of Noah Hawley
Not bad for a guy who didn't study writing or have literary aspirations
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Persephone's Bees: The Buzz Begins
We chatted with the band about the long road to "overnight success."
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The Critterology of Ferris Plock
His characters are like Maurice Sendak's critters post-adolescence: Would you want to meet them in the dark?
CMB Sweets: A Get-Rich-Quick Scheme Comes to Fruition
"I said, ‘I could make jam!’ And my friend was like, 'Moving on to your next stupid idea.’ "

Plus
Survival of the Fittest: Independent Bookstores Break the Chains
“To have a marketing exec from Borders or Barnes & Noble define San Francisco's literary interests is like having McDonald's define our culinary tastes.”

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Reader Mail

Columns:
What Not to Say to a DJ
by Tim Pratt

The Discreet Charm of ... Speed Dating
by Nicole Harvey

 

 

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Fiction:
The Phase
by Erin Jourdan

Book reviews:
Daniel Handler, Michelle Tea, The May Queen ...

CD reviews:
Jolie Holland, Matmos, the Coup, Two Gallants ...