2011
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Pssssst, San Francisco
Our buddy Wesley Stace (also known as rocker John Wesley Harding) has a new book coming out, Charles Jessold, Considered as a Murderer, so we’re teaming up with Flavorpill to throw him a book release party this Sunday! February 27th…
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Science Saturday
Sulfuric acid doesn’t dissolve a corpse quite as quickly as the mafia claims. From China a fossil of a walking cactus. A frigging walking cactus. Space Shuttle Discovery launched for the final time Friday, and here are some great views…
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Saturday Morning Links
You know who just got another shipment of authors copies of his debut book of poetry? This guy. Harper Collins tells libraries they can check out e-books 26 times before they’ll be locked up. The sad thing is that Harper…
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Bad Boy Gauguin
“Paul Gauguin was a dreadful man who made some beautiful art. That’s the present take on him. In his craving for fame and fulfillment he dumped his family, bullied his friends, ripped off ideas and lied about his past. His…
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Le Book Club Round-Up
Deus Ex Machina made the pages of The Wall Street Journal; reviewer Sam Sacks calls Andrew Altschul‘s novel about a reality TV show “heady and fast-paced.” SanJose.com also reviews Deus Ex Machina, saying “it is enough to make you doubt…
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Skating with Beethoven
In 1927, the book The House Without Windows was called “almost unbearably beautiful.” The author, Barbara Follett, was only 13. When Barbara was lonely, the child prodigy would pretend that “that Beethoven, the two Strausses, Wagner, and the rest of…
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The Writers of the Future
While many wonder about the future of printed books, author Lauren Groff imagines those books’ future writers. In one of her many visions, she tells us, “The writer of the future will crouch in wind-swept aeries miles above the electronic…
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Bob Lefsetz on Paperless Ticketing
What kind of crazy fucked up world do we live in where acts utilize paperless ticketing to benefit their fans, to make sure those who really care can get inside the building at a fair price, and these same fans…
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Tell Your Friends
Here’s a “list of independent alternatives to closed Borders bookstores.” (via @RobSpill)
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Horn! Reviews
HORN! REVIEWS: You Think That’s Bad Kevin Thomas reviews You Think That’s Bad (this month’s Rumpus Book Club pick) in another fantastic Rumpus Comic.