to make sense of “Brontë-mania.” No mention of Brontë metal. There is also mention of Brontë’s possible use of a laptop over at HTMLGIANT. (See pic above) Jami Attenberg reads. Deborah Eisenberg discusses Hungarian novel, Skylark. Mrs. Dalloway is 85. The books of Lost. The legacy of Metropolis.
Syd Barrett Sunday
The Guardian reviewed a Syd Barrett book. I guess this is a perfect reason to put up a bunch of Syd Barrett videos on a lazy Sunday. And for good measure, a Television Personalities song about the late Mr. Barrett:
Weekend Bites: Less Than Zero Sequel has Less Than Awesome Cover, Tom Waits Does Shakespeare, Daniel Nester Giving Advice, and More
I agree with one HTMLGIANT commenter: the cover to the Less Than Zero sequel, Imperial Bedrooms, is horrible. Tom Waits to do Shakespeare. I’m just going to call it: the On the Road adaptation will suck. Getting around to reading everything Ralph Ellison is a task Troy Patterson at Slate is not up to. Daniel Nester gives tips for aspiring writers. Michael Schaub reviews Ten Walks/Two Talks by Jon Cotner and Andy Fitch at Bookslut. Check out our review of […]
Vol. 1 Brooklyn Reading Series is Back!!! Tomorrow at WORD!!!
After a few months layoff, we’re back and we’re hanging out in the basement of our favorite bookstore, WORD. Featuring Chris Leo, RM O’Brien, Eric Paul and Jillian Weise. Hosted by Jason Diamond of Vol. 1 Brooklyn. No cover, starts at 7:30pm Chris Leo, author of a bunch of books like Feathers Like Leather and White Pigeons, is thee perennially recurring NYC expat. Aside from holding the highest score on the 3 hour NYC Tour Guide Exam and most Vol. […]
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How Samuel Beckett Rolls
New issue of Bookforum is great. One of the better reviews of Emily Gould’s book I’ve read; Van Gogh, Adam Thirlwell, Seymour Krim and Nathanael West make appearances. I gotta admit that I was sold on the cover of Mr. Samuel Beckett pimpin’ it in the sunshine.
Am I Fabulous Enough to Hang out at the Marc Jacobs Bookstore?
I’m guessing no, but I’m also guessing they won’t have anything I want to read. Meenal Mistry of Style.com recently Twittered about the name, Book Marc, which is really pretty cute. But the signage that just appeared in the store window doesn’t mention Marc at all. It just says “A bookstore will be opening here Winter 2010,” leading Jeremiah of Vanishing New York to wonder if this is some sort of sneak attack on Jacobs’s part. Remember when Starbucks had […]
Weekend Bites: Washington’s Overdue Fees, Steve Almond, Herzog in a Cave, The Other Hitchens, and More
The overdue fees of our founding fathers. Steve Almond will convince you that Rock And Roll Will Save Your Life. Werner Herzog discusses a cave and Roger Ebert films it. Get your Abraham Joshua Heschel, George Carlin, Philosophy and Baseball fix all in one place! Peter Hitchens: The other Hitchens