New Editions of Foer, Chabon and Kundera
Current mood: sore
Category: Writing and Poetry
Look at how lovely these new editions of Everything is Illuminated, The Mysteries of Pittsburgh and The Unbearable Lightness of Being are... We're calling them "Olive Editions" and they're small enough to fit in your back pocket or purse. We're only keeping them in print for a few months, so hurry off to your bookstore and collect them all..
Who By Fire, info, tour, preview
Current mood: anxious
Category: Writing and Poetry
A really great debut novel, Who By Fire is ...
Bits and Ash were children when the kidnapping of their younger sister, Alena—an incident for which Ash blames himself—caused an irreparable family rift. Thirteen years later, Ash is living as an Orthodox Jew in Israel, cutting himself off from his mother, Ellie, and his wild-child sister, Bits. But soon he may have to face them again; Alena's remains have finally been uncovered. Now Bits is traveling across the world in a bold and desperate attempt to bring her brother home and salvage what's left of their family.
Sharp and captivating, Who by Fire deftly explores what happens when people try to rescue one another.
Sounds good, right? Right. Go see Diana on tour, read more here, listen to a podcast with Diana here, and preview the novel below....
What do we talk about when we talk about our states? On a summer day in 2008, 19 contributors to the new State by State collection gathered to tackle the question. The result? Out of the Book, Volume 3.
Very Short List calls the film "informative and fun" — a cross between the Tim Robbins movie Cradle Will Rock, the Springsteen song "My Hometown," and the website 50 Bands, 50 States.
Sounds great, right? Read more (below) and here's a linkto where the film is showing....
Greek Rural Postmen and Their Cancellation Numbers
Current mood: awake
Category: Writing and Poetry
The Bookseller (UK) has announced its winner for the "Oddest Book Title of the Past 30 Years" - Greek Rural Postmen and Their Cancellation Numbers
The book -- a comprehensive record of Greek postal routes by Derek Willan -- grabbed 13 percent of the 1,000 international public votes cast to chose the oddest title from the winners of the annual competition that began in 1978.
Robert Giroux, an editor and publisher who introduced and nurtured some of the major authors of the 20th century and ultimately added his name to one of the nation's most distinguished publishing houses, died on Friday in Tinton Falls, N.J. He was 94.
Bill Melendez, voice of Snoopy and the key animator for all the "Peanuts" television shows, died today at the age of 91. Sigh. I love those Peanut specials..
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