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04/01/00 - Matt Briggs
The first-book author of The Remains of River Names recently stopped by to chat about his book of down-n-out life in Seattle, as well as the other books he's written since.
02/20/00 - Chitra Divakaruni
The author of Sister of My Heart visited our chat room. Read the transcript, as well as a review of her latest novel, and links to other resources on her work.
01/08/00 - Joseph Heller 1923-1999
A remembrance of one of the 20th Century's most important American authors, who left Catch-22 behind. Links to his work at Borders.com, obituaries, interviews, text, realaudio and video links.
11/22/99 - Fight Club Chat
The transcript of our chat with the author of Fight Club, Chuck Palahniuk, in the Authors chat room.
10/21/99 - Around the World @ About.com
Find hundreds of links to world authors on other sites on the About.com network, from Australia to the the Arctic, South Asia to Spain, a world of author links.
10/14/99 - Günter Grass
An introduction to the 1999 Nobel Prize Winner for literature, whose work the The Tin Drum was a center of U.S. censorship controversy.
9/24/99 - Chat with Kinky Friedman
Kinky Friedman, author of Spanking Watson, joined us for a wide-ranging, frolicsome chat. Read the transcript.
9/16/99 - Backinprint.com
The Authors Guild is offering a new service to authors and readers to get out of print books back in the hands of readers.
8/26/99 - American Playwrights
More than 30 new net links to sites on some of the most influential American playwrights of this century.
6/26/99 - Reading the Web, Part 2 - Publishers and Organizations
The second part of a series on the state of Reading on the Web: a look at what publishers and nonprofit organizations are doing to promote literatue on the Web.
5/28/99 - Nelson Algren: A Life on the Wild Side
A review/interview of Bettina Drew's biography of Nelson Algren
5/20/99 - Reading the Web
The first of a multipart series on the state of Reading on the Web: a look at author sites, electronic text, multiauthor projects, and Book Reviews.
4/26/99 - An Interview With Bettina Drew
Bettina Drew, author of Crossing the Expendable Landscape, recently sat down for a conversation about the re-development of American cities.
3/16/99 - Eastern and Central European Authors
Madeline Albright recently presided over a ceremony officially ratifying Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic's memberships in NATO. Follow links to the literatures formerly concealed by the Iron Curtain.
2/17/99 - African Authors
New links to information about African authors and literature, from Nadine Gordimer to Wole Soyinka.
1/29/99 - Authors Review of Books #9, Part 2
Reviews of Amsterdam, Two Cities, and Centaur of the North.
1/22/99 - Authors Review of Books #9, Part 1
Reviews of Bad Subjects, Parable of the Talents, Body Language, and One's Company.
1/04/99 - Remember to Read Gaddis
William Gaddis, author of A Frolic of His Own, died December 15, 1998. William Gillespie and Scott Rettberg remember his contribution to American literature, along with links to resources on his life and work.
12/15/98 - An Interview with T.C. Boyle
T.C. Boyle, author of Riven Rock and T.C. Boyle Stories, recently sat down for an in-depth interview with Scott Rettberg about his career, writing, sushi, the extinction of species, film-making, and the role of the writer in American society, among other topics.
12/11/98 - gift Ideas--Books
Here's 80 gift book ideas for everybody on your list, including Contemporary Novels, Non-Fiction, Short Fiction, Children's Books, and more.
12/01/98 - gift Ideas--Videos
Check out some great video selections for the lit lover in your family.
11/20/98 - Octavia Butler Chat
Read the transcript of our chat with Octavia Butler, including her advice for young writers.
11/09/98 - Octavia Butler
Learn more about the Hugo, Nebula, and MacArthur award-winning novelist of Parable of the Talents.
11/01/98 - Hypertext Fiction
A look inside the developing field of hypertext literature, with links to many of the most important hypertext resources.
10/21/98 - Authors Review of Books #8, Part 2
Reviews of The French Mathematician by Tom Petsinis, Charity by Mark Richards, I Married a Communist by Philip Roth, and A Four-Sided Bed by Elizabeth Searle.
10/07/98 - Authors Review of Books #8, Part 1
Reviews of Burning Down The House: Essays on Fiction by Charles Baxter, Jack Maggs by Peter Carey, and Compete Works and Other Stories by Augusto Monterroso.
9/22/98 - Playwrights on the Web
New links to important contemporary and classic dramatists.
8/06/98 - Zine-o-Matic For the People
New links to 50 of the best places to find fresh reading and lit mags on the Web.
7/15/98 - Authors Review of Books #7, Part 2
Reviews of The Evolution of Jane by Catherine Schine, The House of Sleep by Jonathan Coe, Hail Babylon! by Andrei Codrescu, and 100 Love Sonnets by Pablo Neruda
7/01/98 - Authors Review of Books #7, Part 1
Reviews of Gain by Richard Powers, Memories of My Father Watching T.V. by Curtis White, and Leslie Forbes' Bombay Ice
6/06/98 - Lightning Print: New Technology To Keep Books in Print
At the BookExpo IBM and Ingram unveiled Lightning Print, a new printing technology that could revolutionize publishing and keep more books in print.
6/04/98 - Kenneth Starr vs. Intellectual Privacy
The BookExpo was buzzing about the special prosecutor's attempt to subpoena Kramerbooks and Barnes & Noble for records of Monica Lewinsky's purchases -- potentially setting a dangerous precedent for readers in the U.S.
6/02/98 - Pictures from BookExpo America
Granted, with a lousy camera, but pictures nonetheless.
5/30/98 - Tom Wolfe Speaks at BookExpo 1998
Tom Wolfe talks about his forthcoming novel and American fiction.
5/28/98 - Authors Review of Books #6 -- The English Issue, Part 2
Reviews of Robert Scholes' The Rise and Fall of English, Mark Bauerlein's Literary Criticism: An Autopsy, and Shelly Fisher Fishkin's Lighting Out For the Territory.
5/21/98 - Authors Review of Books #6 -- The English Issue, Part 1
Reviews of Will Teach For Food: Academic Labor in Crisis, Michael Bérubeé's The Employment of English: Theory, Jobs, and the Future of Literary Studies, and Cary Nelson's Manifesto of a Tenured Radical.
5/12/98 - Literary Organizations
From the AWP to the MLA to the NEA, new links to literary organizations, institutions, and societies.
5/01/98 - Book Awards
From the Booker to the Newberry to the Pulitizer, the most prestigious book awards and the books they celebrate.
4/28/98 - Authors Review of Books #5, Part 2
Reviews of nixoncarver by Mark Maxwell, The Weight of Water by Anita Shreve, Barney's Version by Mordecai Richler, and Calling Crow by Paul Clayton
4/21/98 - Authors Review of Books #5, Part 1
Reviews of A Field Guide to Contemporary Poetry, Nikki Giovanni's The Women and the Men, and Josip Novakovich's short-story collection Salvation and Other Disasters.
4/11/98 - National Poetry Month
April is National Poetry Month. Check out some of the best poetry sites on the Web.
3/30/98 - Best of the Net
Six sites are awarded About.com Best of the Net award. See what makes 'em special.
3/20/98 - Authors Review of Books #4, Part 2
Reviews of Commdify Your Dissent, essays from The Baffler, Atilla Jozef's Winter Night, and Carl Phillip's National Book Award-Nominated From the Devotions.
3/05/98 - Authors Review of Books #4, Part 1
Reviews of Flann O'Brien biography No Laughing Matter, T.C. Boyle's Riven Rock, and Ted Wojtasik's No Strange Fire.
2/03/98 - Salon Interviews
A trip through the interview archives of Salon magazine, one of the best places for readers on the Web. Over 30 interviews with some of today's best authors.
1997 Features and Reviews
More than 45 features and book reviews from 1997.
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