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The Midwest Wing: Detroit's first-wave hardcore finally gets its due
Books | 8/4/2010 | By Michael Jackman
Tarrying With the Negative: Wily intellectual Slavoj Žižek considers the catastrophic
Books | 7/28/2010 | By Michael Corbin
Phantoms of Liberty: William Hogeland plots the secret meetings and backroom deals behind America's independence
Books | 7/7/2010 | By Joe Tropea
Super-natural Born Killers: China Miéville imagines a cornucopia of bizarre London underground activity in Kraken
Books | 6/30/2010 | By Jenn Northington
Motorcycle Diary: Doug Barber captured old-school biker life through his camera's lens
Books | 6/30/2010 | By Christianna McCausland
Praising Her Voice: Maryland writers come together to read from and honor the late poet Lucille Clifton
Books | 6/23/2010 | By Geoffrey Himes
The Cook's Tale: Anthony Bourdain returns with another round of unexpurgated gastronomic musings
Books | 6/16/2010 | By Neil Ferguson
Perfectly Normal's: Twenty years after nine friends started a business, it's still going strong
Books | 6/16/2010 | By Andrea Appleton
A Liberalism Education: Howell Baum's exploration of Baltimore city school desegregation overlooks the local politics in its political posturing
Books | 6/9/2010 | By Edward Ericson Jr.
Something Old, Something New: The latest funny books from indie vet Daniel Clowes and relative rookie Dash Shaw
Books | 6/2/2010 | By Brandon Soderberg
Josh Aterovis: The author of gay teen mysteries talks about his books, fans and growing up gay
Books | 5/26/2010 | By Andrea Appleton
The Roads Wes Traveled: Author explores his possible double life
Books | 5/12/2010 | By John Barry
Beltways and Memes: Full Moon on K Street collects writings influenced by Baltimore-Washington's early '70s poetry community
Books | 5/12/2010 | By Geoffrey Himes
The Steel World: Deborah Rudacille looks at what Baltimore's steelworks built--and left behind
Books | 4/28/2010 | By Michael Byrne
I Guess That's Why They Call It Kind of Blue: A new book examines the ins and outs of Miles Davis' enduring monument
Books | 4/21/2010 | By Michaelangelo Matos
The Hunger: Mark Winne wants to help cities close the food gap
Books | 3/17/2010 | By Andrea Appleton
Laura Whitehorn: The social-justice activist talks about the Weather Underground, Black Panthers and the double standard of violent action in the U.S.
Books | 2/24/2010 | By Joe Tropea
Mightier Than the Pen: Stephen Hunter puts journalism into his field of fire in his latest entertaining thriller
Books | 2/10/2010 | By Bret McCabe
Written on the Mind and the Body: John A. Rich argues that homicide statistics don't tell the whole story when assessing urban violence in Wrong Place, Wrong Time
Books | 1/27/2010 | By Michael Corbin
Friend or Feast?: Jonathan Safran Foer focuses his literary moral compass on the meat industry
Books | 1/13/2010 | By Phyllis Zhu
Christian Siriano: The fashion phenom talks about success, style, the industry, and ferocity
Books | 1/6/2010 | By Raymond Cummings
Stupid Book, Be More Funny: Simpsons history is long on process, short on zazz
Books | 12/16/2009 | By Andy Markowitz
Overlapping Dialogs: Robert Altman as remembered by the many, many people who knew--and sometimes liked--him
Books | 12/16/2009 | By Lee Gardner
Keeping Up: Nearly 20 years after his death, Arthur Russell finally gets the biography he deserves
Books | 12/2/2009 | By Jess Harvell
Tennessee Titan: Madison Smartt Bell brings the Civil War to your doorstep through the enigmatic Southern general Nathan Forrest
Books | 12/2/2009 | By John Barry
In Praise of Push: The movie adaptation of Sapphire's 1996 novel opens this Friday but, please, read the book
Books | 11/17/2009 | By Michael Corbin
Cool Hunting: Jazz writer Ted Gioia bites off more than he can chew
Books | 11/18/2009 | By Michaelangelo Matos
Teen Slate: Natalie Standiford's new young-adult novel brings her back to Baltimore
Books | 11/4/2009 | By Lee Gardner
Every Story Paints a Picture: With the publication of The Elements, long-running Baltimore duo the Tinklers return to their spry narrative roots
Books | 10/7/2009 | By Bret McCabe
Modern Problems: Léon Krier advocates a return to more conscientious urban development
Books | 9/30/2009 | By Scott Carlson
The Storytellers: 27 Writers on 27 Short Stories from 27 Authors
Big Books Feature | 9/23/2009 |
Dead End: Has a single James Joyce short story unduly influenced contemporary American short fiction?
Big Books Feature | 9/23/2009 | By John Barry
Neverending Stories: Short stories continue to be where sci-fi writers explore their big ideas
Big Books Feature | 9/23/2009 | By Adrienne Martini
Let's Get Short: City Paper's Big Books Issue 2009 takes a look at fiction's overlooked gems
Big Books Feature | 9/23/2009 |
Going Short: Some authors simply prefer compact storytelling over the novel's wordy road
Big Books Feature | 9/23/2009 | By Petula Caesar
Q & A: Jessica Hopper: A conversation with the music writer, This American Life consultant and author of The Girls' Guide to Rocking
Books | 8/19/2009 | By Raymond Cummings
Yakety Yak: Songwriting duo Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller remember redefining postwar pop music
Books | 8/12/2009 | By Geoffrey Himes
I, the Jury: Former prosecutor and law professor Paul Butler advocates jury nullification in Let's Get Free
Books | 8/5/2009 | By Michael Corbin
Human Architecture: The protagonist isn't the only one obsessed with capturing life in two dimensions in Asterios Polyp
Books | 7/29/2009 | By Jess Harvell
Three Feet High and Rising: Expat Baltimore writer and ex-Last Picture Show lead man Louis Maistros weaves a luring tale from New Orleans
Books | 7/22/2009 | By Joab Jackson