From the monthly archives:
I’m kind of bored this afternoon, and you know who benefits from that? You do, good reader, you do. Today, I thought I’d try something new. 5 for Friday is a list of 5 books/movies/albums, etc. about a certain topic. Today, I thought I’d use Mark Sarvas’s excellent post about “Loser’s in fiction” at Bookforum. [...]
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I know that many readers of this blog don’t work in publishing or the book industry, but I thought they still might like a glimpse at what’s happening at this year’s BEA. Reports are that it’s smaller in attendance than 2007 but up from last year’s showing. Publishers, however, are not as well represented, with [...]
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Because I’m not. At BEA, that is. Friend of Vroman’s Charlie White is featured at The Morning News. Also, if you haven’t gone yet, do check out the group show at the Hammer, Nine Lives. It features LA artists in a variety of media. Sunday is the last day to see it. As others have [...]
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For a long time, I favored first novels. Something about those wobbly steps into the public sphere — the author finding her voice, trying things — thrilled me. A high-wire act, a gawky kid playing a solo. Sure, eventually I found the author’s “better” books — The Information, rather than The Rachel Papers, say– but [...]
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Glen David Gold is the author of Carter Beats the Devil, which was a national bestseller and received praise from the likes of Michael Chabon, The New York Times, Entertainment Weekly (“Simply amazing. Please, an encore…A”) and Jonathan Franzen. His new book is called Sunnyside. (Click here to buy it!) He will be appearing at [...]
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Seriously. I get a sample ballot in the mail every three weeks. I’m pretty sure this time around we were deciding whether or not to forgive Manny Ramirez. How did I vote? Well, the sanctity of the voting booth is a corner stone of American democracy…so mind your own business. And also, check out these [...]
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