my audio book reviews on emusic.com (well, most of them, anyway)
my audio book reviews on emusic.com (well, most of them, anyway)
my book reviews in the Los Angeles Times (most of them, anyway)
my book reviews in the Los Angeles Times (most of them, anyway)
emusic.com review of Rework by Jason Fried and David Hanemeier Hansson
Here is an excerpt from my review of the audio version of Rework by Jason Fried and David Hanemeier Hansson. In business — as in life — everybody likes to tell you what you can’t do. You can’t start a business in your spare time. You can’t succeed without a million-dollar advertising budget. You cannot — under … Read more
emusic.com review of Switch: How to Change Things When Change is Hard by Dan & Chip Heath
Here is an excerpt from my review of the audio version of Switch: How to Change Things when Change is Hard by Dan & Chip Heath. Everybody knows that change is hard; just watch the local fitness club empty out every February, when resolutions fizzle and Biggest Loser wannabes start hitting the snooze button instead of … Read more
an excerpt from my essay, State Lines, published in Quarter After Eight
An excerpt from my essay, State Lines, published in Quarter After Eight, Volume 11, Spring 2005 “When traveling east to west, geographers measure distance by meridians, the number of longitudinal lines you intersect as you move. The horizontal movement is your path, and as you cross each longitude line, an angle is created so you know exactly … Read more
excerpts from my essay, Radio Frequency, published in the Los Angeles Review No. 2
Excerpts from Radio Frequency, by Karrie HigginsPublished in Los Angeles Review No. 2 August 6, 2001: I am lying in the middle of Broadway Street in downtown Portland, hot concrete burning into my shoulder, both knees twisted to one side, right hip numb. A few hundred others are sprawled nearby — fellow participants in … Read more
emusic.com review of Groundswell by Josh Bernoff and Charlene Li
emusic.com Review of Groundswell by Josh Bernoff and Charlene Li Review by Karrie Higgins “With the explosion of social technologies — blogs, social networks, user-generated content like YouTube, wikis and customer reviews — major companies are facing a do-or-die situation … “ Click the link above to read the rest of the review and also to visit … Read more
emusic.com review of Lucky Man by Michael J. Fox
emusic.com Review of Lucky Man by Michael J. Fox Review by Karrie Higgins “If you were alive in America during the 1980s, chances are you tuned in religiously to laugh at Michael J. Fox’s antics as the infuriatingly lovable, Nixon-worshiping Alex P. Keaton in the hit sitcom Family Ties …” Click the link above to read the rest … Read more
aesthetic statement: writing as a forensic science (and art)
Eight years ago during my first year of graduate school, I started thinking about my process as a forensic science and art. This post originally appeared on my old anti:freeze blog at the Little Motors site I maintained for several years. Because forensics metaphors still dominate my process, it is important to me to post … Read more
Los Angeles Times review: Nocturnal Conspiracies by David B.
LA Times Review Nocturnal Conspiracies’ by David B. Graphic novel depicts the author’s dreams in Surrealistic form. By Karrie Higgins February 1, 2009 “In one of the 19 dreams re-created in David B.’s “Nocturnal Conspiracies,” the French comic book artist’s dream persona is a living shadow who can morph into the shapes of things around him. At … Read more
