May Speed Reads
The Lonely Polygamist: A Novel By Brady Udall, out now
A dark comedy about a Mormon with four wives, 28 kids and a whole lot of (sometimes dark) family drama.
To Sound in the Know: Udall grew up in a Mormon family in Arizona and is related to former Arizona congressman Mo Udall. ------
The Autobiography and Sex Life of Andy Warhol By John Wilcock, out now
Forty years after its publication, this new edition from one of the founding editors of the Village Voice promises corrections and bright new colors.
To Sound in the Know: The autobiography is actually a composite created from interviews with many of Warhols Factory cohorts, including cranky old Lou Reed. ------
Tell-All: A Novel By Chuck Palahniuk, out now
Palahniuk turns his satirical eye on celebrity culture with this tale of a faded Hollywood star searching for a comeback whose new suitor has already penned a memoir about her death.
To Sound in the Know: This was one of three (3!) books that Palahniuk wrote while taking care of his sick mother. ------
Are We Winning: Fathers and Sons in the New Golden Age of Baseball By Will Leitch, out now
The New York sports writer pens a memoir about baseball and his father, all centered around one game at Wrigley Field.
To Sound in the Know: Leitch was the founding editor of Deadspin, the blog known for its erudite take on sports and fart jokes. ------
War By Sebastian Junger, out now
The author of The Perfect Storm tells of his harrowing experience embedded with a platoon in Afghanistan and how these solders (and Junger) live through war.
To Sound in the Know: Junger and a photojournalist also took videotape of their time, which they turned into the Sundance award-winning documentary Restrepo. ------
Steinbrenner: The Last Lion of Baseball By Bill Madden, out now
The former Yankee beat reporter writes about how a man from Cleveland bought the Yankees in 1973 and turned them into a billion-dollar global brand.
To Sound in the Know: This is Maddens second book about the big man. In 91 he also wrote Damn Yankees. ------
Street Boners: 1,764 Hipster Fashion Jokes By Gavin McInnes, out May 27
The co-founder of Vice brings the infamous eye and wit he used to create that magazines Dos and Donts back in its modern incarnation: the street boner. To Sound in the Know: After McInnes split from Vice in 07, he started StreetCarnage.com, where the street boner first arose.
To Sound in the Know: After McInnes split from Vice in 07, he started StreetCarnage.com, where the street boner first arose.