From the monthly archives:
Yesterday’s clue was an easy one, if you’d read the book, and probably pretty easy if you hadn’t. The quote was from Portnoy’s Complaint, by Philip Roth. E took first place yesterday and is now in the lead with 4 points. Kim took second, and Efren grabbed a single point for third. Let’s see how [...]
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The City of Milwaukee is about to get a lot less interesting, with the announcement that Harry W. Schwartz Bookshops will close at the end of March after 80 plus years in existence. I’ve never been to their stores, as I’ve never had the pleasure of visiting Milwaukee, but on the surface, it isn’t hard [...]
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People have already rocked today’s trivia clue. I’ll reveal the answer tomorrow, but in the meantime, I’ve got a few links to pass along. The new issue of Avery Anthology will be at Vroman’s soon. It features stories by Hannah Tinti, Kevin Canty, Edan Lepucki and others. I recommend you pick it up. It will [...]
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Okay, so nobody (except Edan, who isn’t eligible to win) got last week’s trivia quote, which was from Ann Patchett’s Bel Canto. Perhaps it was because of the copious typos. Anyway, no points were given out, so the standings are the same. To make up for Friday’s uber-difficult clue, today’s is laughably easy. It’s Google-able, [...]
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Yesterday’s quote was from Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale. Congratulations to Lee, who received 3 points for being the first to answer. Keith took second place and received 2 points. E came in third, and got a single point. And now on to today’s quote. What book is this quote from? Good luck, and remember [...]
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Before we start, a couple of announcements: Vroman’s employees and relatives of employees are ineligible to win, but are encouraged to email me their guesses anyway. Please don’t answer the question in the comments. This will ruin it for the rest of us. Anyone posting the answer in the comments will receive -3 points and [...]
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Things feel a bit slow on the internet today, so I thought I’d introduce something new. Starting tomorrow, we will be playing Vroman’s Trivia! The way it works is quite simple. I will post a little graphic quote (Just something I’ve thrown together in Photoshop), and you will have to guess what book it comes [...]
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For the discerning reader: Why do ebooks cost so much? I mean, it’s not like they need to print them, right? R. Crumb is publishing a literal adaptation of the Book of Genesis. It’s Rooster time again. The Morning News’ annual Tournament of Books is about to begin. You can check out the contenders here. [...]
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Lauren Cerand is a publicist who works in the book world. She writes The Smart Set, a weekly rundown of cultural happenings in New York, for Maud Newton, and she has her own blog, Lux Lotus, where she writes about art, culture, and politics. I follow Lauren on Twitter, where her posts run the gamut [...]
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I think this Internet thing is going to catch on in a big, big way this year. It’s really going to take off. Look what I found there today: Beatrice on the cover art for a limited edition of the new Dan Simmons novel Drood: It’s the Victorian-askew look of the latter that came to [...]
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