This week's
City Paper
is the Big Books Issue. Inside you'll find a
, and crime-writer Ariel S. Winter's profile of the master of the genre
's time in Baltimore. Edward Ericson Jr. details 'real-life Baltimore Police Sergeant
's turn to fiction and reviews
. Baynard Woods interviews filmmaker Errol Morris about his new book
, and Raymond Cummings reviews
's new book about predictions.
In City Folk, Evan Serpick the story of
, a music-obsessive with cerebral palsy who has relationships with some of the top music-critics in the country..
In Mobtown Beat, Van Smith tells the fascinating tale of an
, and Edward Ericson Jr. reports on the
surrounding the audit bill.
In the arts, Baynard Woods takes us into the heart of Baltimore's retro car culture at
, and reports on David Byrne's new book
. Bret McCabe takes us back to the future with Open Space's
show of sci-fi inspired art, and tells us what is happening in the avant-garde music with "
." Erin Gleeson has a revealing discussion with filmmaker Rory Kennedy about
.
In Free Range, John Hauser reviews the pizza at
, and Cheap Eats revels in
.
We have two great columns this week, as Dave Cluster returns with a "
," about losing his last refuge, and Jim Meyer knocks a homer for gay rights with "
'."