November 2014 Reviews, Nov 2014 Books NOT THAT KIND OF GIRL: A YOUNG WOMAN TELLS YOU WHAT SHE’S “LEARNED” LENA DUNHAM (RANDOM HOUSE) What kind of girl is Lena Dunham? Not That Kind Of Girl, in any... Alex Taylor, Carl Elvers, Kevin Barrios, Leigh Checkman
October 2014 Reviews, October 2014 Books BLACK FRANCIS, JOHN FRANK, STEVE APPLEBY THE GOOD INN (IT BOOKS) In 1908, the simple mechanics of the zoetrope and the science, chemistry, and fledgling art of still... Alex Taylor, Carl Elvers, Erin Hall, Leigh Checkman, Rev. Dan Jackson
July 2014 Reviews, July 2014 Books DAVE EGGERS YOUR FATHERS, WHERE ARE THEY? AND THE PROPHETS, DO THEY LIVE FOREVER? (KNOPF/MCSWEENY’S) Eggers’ latest effort is a series of conversations. Each... Alex Taylor, Anna Gaca, Carl Elvers, Dan Fox, Leigh Checkman, Lou Thevenot
June 2014 Reviews, June 2014 THE BALLY WHO? A PILFERER’S PATIENCE (SELF-RELEASED) Of all the places for a band to find inspiration for an album, a puppet show is probably down toward the “unlikely” end... Anna Gaca, Carl Elvers, Erin Hall, Jenn Attaway, Leigh Checkman, Rev. Dan Jackson
April 2014 Reviews, April 2014 Books RICHARD CAMPANELLA BOURBON STREET: A HISTORY (LSU PRESS) Better known locally and in academic circles for his work on New Orleans’ geographies, Tulane School of... Carl Elvers, Kevin Barrios, Kevin Comarda, Leigh Checkman
March 2014 Reviews, March 2014 Books MIKE KENNEDY KNOCKOUT: A MANUAL FOR SUCCESS (CRUSHED MEDIA) Filmmaker Mike Kennedy is a case study of local guy made good; but at one time in his life, he was over $400,000... Anna Gaca, Carl Elvers, Dan Fox, Erin Hall, Leigh Checkman, Michael G. Bateman
January 2014 Reviews, January 2014 Books ERIN K. WILSON SNOWBIRD: BOOK ONE (SELF-PUBLISHED) The premise of the graphic novel Snowbird has all the makings of a disaster: a jane-come-lately do-gooder drops in on... Carl Elvers, Dan Fox, Jenn Attaway, Leigh Checkman, Mike Rodgers
August 2013 Reviews, August 2013 Books JENNIFER KEISHIN ARMSTRONG MARY AND LOU AND RHODA AND TED: AND ALL THE BRILLIANT MINDS WHO MADE THE MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW A CLASSIC (SIMON AND SCHUSTER)... Carl Elvers, Erin Hall, Leigh Checkman, Mike Rodgers
July 2013 Reviews, July 2013 Books CURTIS HARRINGTON NICE GUYS DON’T WORK IN HOLLYWOOD: THE ADVENTURES OF AN AESTHETE IN THE MOVIE BUSINESS (DRAG CITY) Curtis Harrington’s autobiography is a... Carl Elvers, Dan Fox, Graham Greenleaf, Kate Russell, Kevin Comarda, Leigh Checkman
