by Patrick on June 12, 2009
Last week brought news that famously reclusive author J.D. Salinger would emerge to sue author J.D. California over an alleged sequel to Salinger’s teenage angst classic The Catcher in the Rye. While it’s debatable whether such a lawsuit would be successful (California now claims his book is not technically a sequel), there’s no debate that [...]
by Patrick on May 21, 2009
If you’ll permit me a moment of self-promotion, we have launched a new email newsletter called THE ESSENTIAL. Here’s the pitch: once a month (and only once, we swear) you’ll get a beautifully designed, curated list of the best new literary novels and non-fiction. Each book will be accompanied by a thoughtful, insightful review by [...]
