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1. Nameless fear stalk the middle-class teen-ager: Perhaps it is the fear of boredom.

Author

Tucker, Ken

Subjects
*HORROR tales, *TEENAGERS, *BOOKS & reading
Abstract

Discusses the plots of young-adult horror fiction. Plots involving teenage protagonists engaged in typical American activities who meet with appalling fates; Popularity of young-adult horror books among teen-agers; Suburbs' depiction as bland and depressing, populated with bored, aimless youth; Reasons for the popularity of the genre.

Published
1993

2. 'The Doors'.

Author

Tucker, Ken and Wald, Elijah

Subjects
*LETTERS to the editor, *BOOKS, REVIEWS
Abstract

To the Editor: Camille Paglia's review of Greil Marcus's book ''The Doors: A Lifetime of Listening to Five Mean Years'' (Dec. 4) attempts a dirty trick: praising the author in general (''an American original'') to make her demolition work seem evenhanded. Paglia chastises Marcus for using the Doors' music to ''veer away to some other subject -- Thomas Pynchon, Christian Slater, Wayne Wilson, Pop Art.'' Yet in the Marcus books Paglia cites approvingly -- ''Mystery Train'' and ''Lipstick Traces'' -- comparisons between disparate cultural figures are central to his imaginative thinking. She complains that Marcus's ''garrulous footnotes'' (again, features of ''Mystery Train'' and ''Lipstick Traces'' that inject energetic humor into his analyses) belong ''in the back.'' Marcus isn't an academic (a condition she praises as ''a rarity'' earlier in the review), so who cares where the footnotes are tucked? [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2011

4. We Need to Talk About Mattie.

Author

TUCKER, KEN

Subjects
*ADVOCACY advertising, *NONFICTION
Abstract

A review of the book "The Spectators: A Novel," by Jennifer duBois, is presented.

Published
2019

8. Elvis: The Novel.

Author

Tucker, Ken

Subjects
*SINGERS, *FICTION
Abstract

Reviews the fiction book 'Tender,' by Mark Childress.

Published
1990

9. The Shortlist.

Author

Tucker, Ken

Subjects
*FICTION, *NONFICTION
Abstract

The article reviews several graphic novels, including "Battling Boy," written and illustrated by Paul Pope; "March: Book One," by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin and illustrated by Nate Powell; and "Templar," by Jordan Mechner and illustrated by LeUyen Pham and Alex Puvilland.

Published
2013

10. A Formal Feeling.

Author

Tucker, Ken

Subjects
*POETRY (Literary form), *NONFICTION
Abstract

The article reviews the book "Ambition and Survival: Becoming a Poet," by Christian Wiman.

Published
2007

11. Fight Club.

Author

Tucker, Ken

Subjects
*FILMMAKERS, *FILMMAKING, *MOTION picture industry, *NONFICTION, DIRECTORS & directing
Abstract

Reviews the book "Rebels on the Backlot: Six Maverick Directors and How They Conquered the Hollywood Studio System," by Sharon Waxman.

Published
2005

12. First Love Illustrated.

Author

Tucker, Ken

Subjects
*FAMILY relations, *INTERPERSONAL relations, *FICTION
Abstract

Reviews the book 'Blankets,' written and illustrated by Craig Thompson.

Published
2003

13. God Save My Queen (Book).

Author

Tucker, Ken

Subjects
*BOOKS & reading, *FICTION
Abstract

Reviews the book, 'God Save My Queen: A Tribute,' by Daniel Nester.

Published
2003

14. SPARROW (Book).

Author

Tucker, Ken

Subjects
*DEATH, *POETRY collections
Abstract

Reviews the book "Sparrow: Poems," by Carol Muske-Dukes.

Published
2003

15. WAXWORKS (Book).

Author

Tucker, Ken

Subjects
*POETRY (Literary form)
Abstract

Reviews the poetry book 'Waxworks,' by Frieda Hughes.

Published
2003

16. The Ties That Bind.

Author

Tucker, Ken

Subjects
*POETRY collections
Abstract

Reviews the book 'The Thousand Wells: Poems,' by Adam Kirsch.

Published
2002

17. A Boy and His Brain.

Author

Tucker, Ken

Subjects
*SCIENTISTS, *FICTION
Abstract

Reviews the book 'Mind Catcher,' by John Darnton.

Published
2002

19. Cover Versions.

Author

Tucker, Ken

Subjects
*MUSICIANS, *FICTION
Abstract

Reviews the book 'Anything Goes,' by Madison Smartt Bell.

Published
2002

20. SHADOW OF HEAVEN (Book).

Author

Tucker, Ken

Subjects
*POETRY collections, *NATURE in literature
Abstract

Reviews the poetry collection, 'Shadow of Heaven,' by Ellen Bryant Voigt.

Published
2002

21. Address to a Hot, Wet Place.

Author

Tucker, Ken

Subjects
*POETRY (Literary form), *FICTION
Abstract

Reviews the book 'The Watercourse,' by Cynthia Zarin.

Published
2002

22. Save the Roach.

Author

Tucker, Ken

Subjects
*COCKROACHES, *FICTION
Abstract

Reviews the book 'Insect Dreams: The Half Life of Gregor Samsa,' by Marc Estrin.

Published
2002

23. Famous for Being Super.

Author

Tucker, Ken

Subjects
*COMIC books, strips, etc., *FICTION
Abstract

Reviews the book 'X-Force: New Beginnings,' by Peter Milligan, with illustrations by Mike Allred and Laura Allred.

Published
2002

24. SMALL GODS OF GRIEF (Book Review).

Author

Tucker, Ken

Subjects
*POETRY collections, *FICTION
Abstract

Reviews the book 'Small Gods of Grief: Poems,' by Laure-Anne Bosselaar.

Published
2001

25. DOCTOR JAZZ (Book Review).

Author

Tucker, Ken

Subjects
*POETRY (Literary form), *FICTION
Abstract

Reviews the book 'Doctor Jazz,' by Hayden Carruth.

Published
2001

26. MERMAIDS EXPLAINED (Book Review).

Author

Tucker, Ken

Subjects
*POETRY collections, *FICTION
Abstract

Reviews the book 'Mermaids Explained: Poems,' by Christopher Reid.

Published
2001

27. LANDSCAPE WITH CHAINSAW (Book Review).

Author

Tucker, Ken

Subjects
*POETRY (Literary form), *FICTION
Abstract

Reviews the book 'Landscape with Chainsaw,' by James Lasdun.

Published
2001

29. You Talking to Me?

Author

Tucker, Ken

Subjects
NEW Addresses (Book)
Abstract

Reviews the book `New Addresses: Poems,' by Kenneth Koch.

Published
2000

30. Fatal Developments.

Author

Tucker, Ken

Subjects
NEW City, The (Book)
Abstract

Reviews the book 'The New City,' by Stephen Amidon.

Published
2000

31. Family Ties.

Author

Tucker, Ken

Subjects
BLOOD, Tin, Straw (Book)
Abstract

Reviews the book `Blood, Tin, Straw,' by Sharon Olds.

Published
1999

32. Books in Brief: Fiction & Poetry.

Author

Tucker, Ken, Schuessler, Jennifer, Polk, James, and Neuert, Edward

Subjects
SELFWOLF (Book), POOR Kevin (Book), UNHALLOWED Ground (Book : White), SIGNS & Wonders: A Novel (Book : Bukiet)
Abstract

Reviews four fiction and poetry books. 'Selfwolf,' by Mark Halliday; 'Poor Kevin,' by Kate Margam; 'Unhallowed Ground,' by Gillian White; 'Signs and Wonders,' by Melvin Jules Bukiet.

Published
1999

34. Rambunctious with tears.

Author

Tucker, Ken

Subjects
PROZAC Nation (Book)
Abstract

Reviews the book `Prozac Nation: Young and Depressed in America,' by Elizabeth Wurtzel.

Published
1994

35. Poetry drives her wild.

Author

Tucker, Ken

Subjects
IOVIS (Book), TROUBAIRITZ (Book)
Abstract

Reviews the books `Iovis: All Is Full of Jove' and `Troubairitz' by Anne Waldman.

Published
1993

36. Books in Brief: Fiction.

Author

Sawhill, Ray, Groban, Bestey, Tucker, Ken, Sonenberg, Nina, and Wilson, Charles

Subjects
*FICTION
Abstract

Reviews four books. `Slapboxing with Jesus: Stories,' by Victor D. LaValle; `Three Women,' by Marge Piercy; `Rain Mirror: New Poems,' by Michael McClure; `Homework,' by Suneeta Peres da Costa; `The Serpent Club,' by Tom Coffey.

Published
1999

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