From the monthly archives:
Brian Greene writes about physics, superstring theory, and other subjects that confuse many of us….Okay, they confuse me. Vroman’s is hosting him at Cal Tech’s Beckman Auditorium next Tuesday, September 9 at 8 pm. He’ll be presenting ideas from his new book Icarus at the Edge of Time, which is about black holes. The event [...]
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In an essay on the Good Magazine website, Anne Trubek wonders aloud why high school teachers continue to put The Catcher in the Rye on their syllabi: Why is The Catcher in the Rye still a rite of high school English? Sure, J.D. Salinger’s novel was edgy and controversial when teachers first put it on [...]
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Vroman’s has been named Best Bookstore in Pasadena by the US Local Business Association. It’s a great honor to win an award from an organization dedicated to promoting local businesses. From their press release: The USLBA “Best of Local Business” Award Program recognizes outstanding local businesses throughout the country. Each year, the USLBA identifies companies [...]
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No more Olympics. I heard it was grand: In Pitchfork today is an excerpt of the new book It Still Moves by Pitchfork staffer Amanda Petrusich. I’m excited about this book, as it seems to be about exactly the kind of music I like. The CIA is pissed about Ron Suskind’s new book, The Way [...]
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After some mysterious difficulties yesterday, the third Vroman’s podcast is up and running. Listen to it today, and tell your friends! Yay!
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Yesterday I wrote that “I really don’t care” that Chelsea Green is making their new Obama bio available exclusively on Amazon for the initial weeks of its release. Pinky was good enough to give me a nod for it, too. I just wanted to point out that what I meant was that I don’t really [...]
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Vroman’s Podcast 3 is up. This time Debra Ginsberg is in the hot seat, as we discuss her new book The Grift. Before the interview, Debra read my astrological chart, which was an illuminating experience. It turns out I have a lot of Scorpio in my chart. She was pretty damn accurate, too. She noted [...]
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Something for everyone…as long as you’re just like me: For the record, I really don’t care that Chelsea Green is only selling its fawning Obama bio on Amazon. I guess I fail to see how it’s any different from the others. Nice marketing decision on their part, though. After reading this amazing story in last [...]
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David Carr’s Night of the Gun is getting a ton of buzz this summer, with some claiming his reportage-style approach to the memoir is the perfect response to the recent “fictional memoir” phenomenon. For those not familiar with Carr’s story, check out his really sharp website. [Authors, publicists, and web designers take note: this is [...]
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After yesterday’s post, Nikki in the book department pointed out the new Lolita cover. It’s lip-licious:And then, of course, there’s the cover of Stephenie Meyer’s The Host, which is indeed an ECU (as they say in the biz), but it somehow lacks the sensual realism of the other covers:
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