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January 10, 2010
Jim Harrison 0
by Emily Colette Wilkinson
The literary it-boys Katie Roiphe described last week in her provocative New York Times essay may say a polite “no, thank you” to sex, but not Legends of the Fall author Jim Harrison. No, sir. His lusty men of all shapes and sizes (octogenarians, clubfooted teens) take second helpings with gusto in his new collection [...]
January 10, 2010
England’s Green and Pleasant Land 0
by Emily Colette Wilkinson
William Blake may have described its “green and pleasant land” but this week England had traded green for white, as you can see in this NASA photograph (c/o Gizmodo).
January 9, 2010
Camille Laurens V. Marie Darrieussecq 0
by Emily Colette Wilkinson
Two French novelists, two books about dead babies: Literary cat fight, canny PR scheme, or “psychological plagiarism”? Read all about the literary feud that’s captivating France here.
January 9, 2010
The Perils of Contact 1
by Emily St. John Mandel
The Perils of ‘Contact Me’: in an essay in the New York Times, Ben Yagoda wonders whether authors have made themselves too accessible to readers.
January 8, 2010
Following eBooks at CES 0
by C. Max Magee
Open Publishing Lab is keeping tabs on all the ebook news coming out of the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas with photos of the various new gadgets and prototypes. (Thanks, Buzz)
January 8, 2010
Book Art V. White Supremacy 0
by Emily Colette Wilkinson
A controversial new book art exhibit is set to open at the Mansfield Library of the University of Montana on January 7th. The show, “Speaking Volumes: Transforming Hate,” comprises works by 100 artists all of which are made out 4000 books published by a white supremacist organization, The Church of the Creator, and sold to [...]
