Book Reviews

Perper Goes Hollywood

Millenia's Complaint

The Upside of Book Burning

Just A Couple Good Reads

Post Pulls Reporter Off Crist Beat -- UPDATED

Man of Letters

The Bold and the Bashful

Nitpicking Flowers

Just try writing a book about orchid thieves in South Florida and unwittingly including some errors. Then watch the critics bloom.

Best Service

Borders Books and Music

Best Book by a Local Author

Orchid Blues by Stuart Woods

Events for May 15-21, 2003

Orchid Blues by Stuart Woods

Best Mile of Broward County

Hollywood Blvd. between City Hall and Young Circle

Sex Addict Makes Lauderdale Stop

Author Benoit Denizet-Lewis, a regular contributor to the New York Times Magazine, recently came out as a sex addict in the pages of the Modern Love section. He's on the last leg of his first book tour, promoting America Anonymous: Eight Addicts in Search of a Life, and last night he appear ... More >>

Read and Rejoice

Miami Book Fair International gets graphic

Miami Herald Columnist Maligned For Wrong Reason

Jackie Bueno Sousa is the new lying propagandist -- oh shit, I mean "conservative voice" -- for the Miami Herald and right off the bat some yahoo is claiming she basically committed plagiarism in herer first column . A little-known blog is calling for Sousa to leave journalism after ... More >>

Holiday Shopping Guide

The best music gifts of 2008

Skot Olsen Solo Show at Bear and Bird

Edgar Winter’s Got Nothing on Him

What Happens in the Swamp, Stays in the Swamp.

Edgar Winter’s Got Nothing on Him

Bringing the Gifts that my Ancestors Gave…

Edgar Winter’s Got Nothing on Him

Mo’ Money, Mo’ Problems

Edgar Winter’s Got Nothing on Him

Reggae Scrapbook

A look back at Jamaica's hottest export

John & Yoko’s Last Year

A look back at Jamaica's hottest export

Less James Dean, More John Cusack

A look back at Jamaica's hottest export

A Broward Whodunit

It's never too late to dish on the locals.

Johnny, Get Your Glam

Friendly Fire

Sleaze! Sex! Suspense!

South Florida writers live the life

Got Guts?

Author Chuck Palahniuk ain't afraid of no ghosts

DJ Spooky vs. Dave Lombardo

Drums of Death (Thirsty Ear)

Gulfstream Sexes It Up!

Drums of Death (Thirsty Ear)

Cabaret Goldstein

No one is safe from a man with a song in his heart

SoFla with a Twist

Tim Dorsey strives to out-Hiaasen that other chronicler of Sunshine State zaniness

In Cold Blood

Novelist James Ellroy reshapes America's ugly history in his own image

Caribbean Beat

The FAU Caribbean Festival

The Man of Ink

Creator of Wonder Boys and supermen, Michael Chabon is a literary hero

The Talking Penis

Basic Instinct author crawls up Bill Clinton's pants and hangs on tight

The Redemption of Bret Easton Ellis

A decade ago, the American Psycho author was vilified. Now, he could launch a franchise.

Picking Up the Pieces

  I haven't been a very good Pulp caretaker lately due to a long piece that is kicking my ass hard. This thing had me feeling like Tom Hulce at the end of Amadeus, only I was surrounded by a thousand times more papers and F. Murray Abraham wasn't there to help. Oh, and it wasn't a mas ... More >>

Dive In

  I haven't been a very good Pulp caretaker lately due to a long piece that is kicking my ass hard. This thing had me feeling like Tom Hulce at the end of Amadeus, only I was surrounded by a thousand times more papers and F. Murray Abraham wasn't there to help. Oh, and it wasn't a mas ... More >>

Why PETA's Dan Mathews Oughta Be Committed

Mathews: Make em laugh​"We'd love it if the world turned vegan tomorrow," Dan Mathews says breathlessly. Mathews is senior vice president of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), the controversial animal rights group founded by Ingrid Newkirk in 1980. When I spoke to Mathews by phone ... More >>

Night of the Living Word

Mathews: Make em laugh​"We'd love it if the world turned vegan tomorrow," Dan Mathews says breathlessly. Mathews is senior vice president of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), the controversial animal rights group founded by Ingrid Newkirk in 1980. When I spoke to Mathews by phone ... More >>

James Patterson Book Signing

Mathews: Make em laugh​"We'd love it if the world turned vegan tomorrow," Dan Mathews says breathlessly. Mathews is senior vice president of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), the controversial animal rights group founded by Ingrid Newkirk in 1980. When I spoke to Mathews by phone ... More >>

Elizabeth Gilbert Talks Sarah Palin and "Silence Baths" in Miami

Elizabeth Gilbert was forced to marry her boyfriend.​For critics who thought her best-selling travel memoir Eat, Pray, Love was a collection of self-indulgent ramblings from an overly privileged woman, Elizabeth Gilbert came prepared to live up to their worst expectations Saturday night.She began ... More >>

The Hippies Have a Point

Elizabeth Gilbert was forced to marry her boyfriend.​For critics who thought her best-selling travel memoir Eat, Pray, Love was a collection of self-indulgent ramblings from an overly privileged woman, Elizabeth Gilbert came prepared to live up to their worst expectations Saturday night.She began ... More >>

Fred Harvey: Taming the Wild West With Food

Culinary innovator Fred Harvey at his finest.​The name Fred Harvey might not hold the same weight these days as say, Rachael Ray or even Bob Evans. But during the late 1800s, Harvey's name was synonymous with culinary excellence. Operator of the first chain of restaurants to service the burgeoning ... More >>

Sexy Time

Culinary innovator Fred Harvey at his finest.​The name Fred Harvey might not hold the same weight these days as say, Rachael Ray or even Bob Evans. But during the late 1800s, Harvey's name was synonymous with culinary excellence. Operator of the first chain of restaurants to service the burgeoning ... More >>

You’re a Mean One, Mr. Black

Culinary innovator Fred Harvey at his finest.​The name Fred Harvey might not hold the same weight these days as say, Rachael Ray or even Bob Evans. But during the late 1800s, Harvey's name was synonymous with culinary excellence. Operator of the first chain of restaurants to service the burgeoning ... More >>

Seeking Sedaris

Culinary innovator Fred Harvey at his finest.​The name Fred Harvey might not hold the same weight these days as say, Rachael Ray or even Bob Evans. But during the late 1800s, Harvey's name was synonymous with culinary excellence. Operator of the first chain of restaurants to service the burgeoning ... More >>

OMG! Cookbook Helps the Truly Helpless

Amazon.comCan't even cook an egg? This book may be for you.​This past week, Food Network's Worst Cooks in America was searching for truly horrible cooks at a Miami open casting call. While there, Clean Plate Charlie encountered people who set fire to their houses, made their dogs sick and glued fo ... More >>

Culture of Cuisine: Chef Michael Bennett Writes a Workbook

Michael BennettChef Michael Bennett writes a workbook ​Michael Bennett isn't content to just sit around on a rare day off from his executive chef job at Bimini Boatyard.  Instead of sunning or fishing, Bennett writes.  With two Caribbean-influenced cookbooks under his belt, In The Land o ... More >>

Miami Book Fair 2011: The Year's Hottest Authors Are in Town

Michael BennettChef Michael Bennett writes a workbook ​Michael Bennett isn't content to just sit around on a rare day off from his executive chef job at Bimini Boatyard.  Instead of sunning or fishing, Bennett writes.  With two Caribbean-influenced cookbooks under his belt, In The Land o ... More >>