Matthew Stover, author of the Revenge of the Sith novelization: “I was shaking, and I practically burst into tears — but that probably had a…
Not the public variety. The ones where you utter foolish statements ragging on people close to you and broadcast it to the public at large….
Banville, Vollmann and now…Gilbert Sorrentino winning the Lannan Literary Lifetime Achievement Award. If 2005 isn’t the year for literary underdogs, I don’t know what is….
James Tata says that Catherine Hardwicke’s Lords of Dogtown is well worth seeing. But more intriguingly, there is this description: “There is a scene where…
Bookdwarf, who is apparently more quick on the draw with my hometown newspaper than I am, points to this interesting claim by A Clean Well-Lighted…
The Guardian: “A survey comparing mental health and the number of sexual partners among the general population, artists and schizophrenics found that artists are more…
New York Times: “Now the rapper and actor 50 Cent, in conjunction with MTV, has announced the start of his own publishing imprint, G-Unit Books,…
Freakanomics. Like every sophisticated American looking for a conversational entry point at a cocktail party, you’ve read it and been astounded by the conclusions. Yes…
On Monday night, I attended the David Foster Wallace/Rick Moody reading at the Herbst Theatre. But I do not offer a report here, predominantly because…
The Ten Word Literary Supplement (via Jenny D) [UPDATE: And speaking of helpful abridgements, the immortal Jimmy Beck has digested the Bad Sex nominees.]
In light of newfound mathetmatical formulas unearthed by certain folks, we offer the following easy-to-understand corollary: β = (L – P) X 500,000 Where L…
Sam Tanenhaus apparently has no problem violating the New York Times’ Ethical Journalism Guidebook. So opines Ariana Huffington, who notes that assigning Kathryn Harrison, who…
2004: San Francisco is the 10th most literate city. 2005: San Francisco is the 5th most literate city. New York City, the publishing capital of…
The Bad Sex Award longlist has been announced. And it looks like John Updike, ever the fey pervert, has finally made it into the mix….
It’s not even December yet, but the fiction lists keep rolling on. For the record, we won’t reveal our lists until the end of the…
Several people have emailed me this Michael Wood NYRB article on Vollmann. But since Mr. Esposito was first, he gets the prize. Good readin’, yo.
Harper’s has named a new editor. His name is Roger D. Hodge. He is 38 and was once turned down as an intern, only to…
I have been informed that the Goldberg Brothers have taken Pinky’s Paperhaus by storm!
The fundamental difference between Las Vegas and Reno is that, in Vegas, people disguise their loneliness through lust. In Reno, people are merely lonely. Which…
1. The people in Riverside gather together for an annual ceremony that essentially involves some random guy hitting a light switch. That and a few…
As a kid grew up reading Richard Scarry, I find this PC revisionism offensive and utterly outrageous. (via MeFi)
Chapters Bookstore is in trouble and the Happy Booker (and several authors) are on the case. There’s apparently another book named White Teeth. Harry Potter?…
I am a bit thrown back by the question: “Smoking or nonsmoking.” The Cal-Neva casino has the following message on its marquee: “Dog and draft:…
I put a Jackson on the blackjack table. It is a $3 table, but I play $5 hands so as not to be completely declasse….
The Cool as Hell Theatre Podcast talks with a man named “Rex Reginald” who claims to be the author of a book called The Party…
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