Name: Kevin Eagan
Dateline: Edwardsville, Illinois
Weblog: www.theretherekid.com [RSS]
Articles: 67
First Published: Tuesday, October 2, 2007
Last Published: Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Kevin Eagan is a Blogcritics Books Editor and (occasional) freelance writer based in the Greater St. Louis, MO area. He also writes at There There Kid, a blog that focuses on literature, culture, and music.Currently listing articles 67-51:
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The Early Word: New and Notable Fiction for the Week of July 21, 2008— (Another) new James Patterson novel, along with new fiction by Daniel Silva, J. A. Jance, Suzanne Brockmann, and more.
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The Early Word: New and Notable Fiction for the Week of July 14, 2008— The latest in Eoin Colfer's popular children's series, plus some new mysteries, romances, and thrillers.
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Music Review: Pyramids - Pyramids— Mixing cacophony with angelic beauty, Pyramids are not afraid to experiment with drone metal and experimentation.
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The Early Word: New and Notable Fiction for the Week of July 7, 2008— New fiction this week by Robert Crais, Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez, Nora Roberts, Stephen L. Carter, and others.
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Book Review: Lady Lazarus by Andrew Foster Altschul— This debut novel reads like a rock biography but ends up questioning the importance of art in a postmodern world.
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The Early Word: New and Notable Fiction for the Week of June 23, 2008— New fiction this week from Joyce Carol Oates, Ethan Canin, James Rollins, Danielle Steele, and others.
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The Early Word: New and Notable Fiction for the Week of June 16, 2008— New fiction this week by Marian Keyes, Jane Green, Peter David, Poppy Adams, Billie Letts, and more.
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Book Review: The End As I Know It by Kevin Shay— Kevin Shay uses the Y2K computer scare of the 1990s to create an engaging work of satire.
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The Early Word: New and Notable Fiction for the Week of June 9, 2008— New fiction by James Patterson, Uwem Akpan, Jackie Collins, David Wroblewski and others.
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The Early Word: New Books For The Week Of June 2, 2008— The summer reading season is here, and The Early Word is here to steer you in the right direction.
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Book Review: The Dumbest Generation - How the Digital Age Stupefies Young Americans and Jeopardizes Our Future by Mark Bauerlein— Despite his heavy reliance on statistics, author Mark Bauerlein doesn't convince the skeptics that we're getting dumber.
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Music Review: Shy Child - Noise Won't Stop— Shy Child are a band that is on the cusp of the indie underground.
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Book Review: I Was Told There'd Be Cake by Sloane Crosley— Crosley's debut collection of essays is full of sardonic wit and deadpan humor.
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Book Review: You Don't Love Me Yet by Jonathan Lethem— Jonathan Lethem presents another indictment of consumer culture in his latest novel.
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Book Review: Last Last Chance by Fiona Maazel— The struggles of drug addiction and the fear of impending plague make for a great debut novel.
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Music Review: Magnetic Morning - Magnetic Morning EP— This short EP is just a sample of what's to come from this dynamic side project.
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Music Review: The Brian Jonestown Massacre - My Bloody Underground— Anton Newcombe's The Brian Jonestown Massacre continue to experiment in far out ways.
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