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FICTION
Released: Aug. 1, 2010
SICK CITY
by Tony O’Neill
"A post-punk crack at Hollywood's legacy that's funnier than its predecessor, and just as cringe-inducing."
Another slice of drug-inspired ultraviolence from O'Neill (Down and Out on Murder Mile, 2008, etc.). Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Jan. 1, 2010
Kirkus Star HAPPY: A MEMOIR
by Alex Lemon
"Empathetic, vividly rendered and impossible to put down."
An American poet recalls the medical maladies that befell him in college and beyond. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Nov. 3, 2009
Kirkus Star LIT: A MEMOIR
by Mary Karr
"Will ring as true in American-lit classrooms as in church support groups--an absolute gem that secures Karr's place as one of the best memoirists of her generation."
Acclaimed poet and bestselling memoirist Karr (English Literature/Syracuse Univ.; Sinners Welcome: Poems, 2006, etc.) deftly covers a vast stretch of her life--age 17 to her present 50. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: July 1, 2009
Kirkus Star PILL HEAD: THE SECRET LIFE OF A PAINKILLER ADDICT
by Joshua Lyon
"As real as it gets."
The painful evolution of a gay New York City drug addict, from first encounter to detox. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Jan. 1, 2009
Kirkus Star AMERICA ANONYMOUS: EIGHT ADDICTS IN SEARCH OF A LIFE
by Benoit Denizet-Lewis
"An arresting, personal glimpse into the merciless world of drug and behavioral addiction."
Compassionate case studies of addicts in varying phases of dependency, from New York Times Magazine contributing writer Denizet-Lewis. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Aug. 5, 2008
Kirkus Star THE NIGHT OF THE GUN: A REPORTER INVESTIGATES THE DARKEST STORY OF HIS LIFE. HIS OWN.
by David Carr
"A brilliantly written, brutally honest memoir."
New York Times reporter Carr bluntly reveals his former life in hell, when he juggled two talents: smoking crack and filing news. Read full book review >