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Kate Atkinson is blogging over at the LBC site.

What’s wrong with Globe? Fine, people have obvious disagreements with the concept of the Quill Awards (I think it’s a marketing ploy), but the author of this article makes it out like the naysayers are a bunch of pansies with their panties in a twist. Plus, what’s going on here?: ”There were snobs and cynics [...]

You’ve noticed the lack of posting lately. Work is still running my life right now. That’s not to say that I am not reading. I most definitely am! All I want to do is read when I am not working right now. It’s so relaxing. Things will lighten up soon and I will keep try [...]

I am the first person to admit that I am a snob, at least when it comes to books. So maybe you will understand why reading this article make me cringe.

Robert Birnbaum sat down with James Howard Kunstler recently and spoke about, among other things, the end of the modern world, suburbia, Hubbert’s peak, and Napoleon III. It’s heady stuff.

Kate Atkinson, author of Case Histories will be stopping by the LBC website on August 29 to discuss her book and answer any questions you have. Case Histories was the controversial first pick of the LBC and we are in the process of picking another. Stay tuned. The site hasn’t seen much activity lately, but [...]

I finished 2 books earlier this week, that at first glance seem completely unrelated, but after a closer look have a few similarities. The first, a novel that takes place during the American invasion of Haiti in 1994, follows 3 characters whose lives are connected. The second, a memoir from a NYT correspondent about his [...]

Item 1: Stephany Aulenback has a great interview with one of my favorite authors Kelly Link over at Maud Newton’s. Definitely worth reading. Item 2: I was just informed that a galley of the new David Mitchell Black Swan Green has been put in the post (or UPS or whatever) and is headed my way. [...]

Sorry for the boredom around here. It’s August, so for me that means my day job goes into high gear. I don’t get to leave early on Friday’s like those fancypants publishers. Gotta get ready for Fall! Anyway, I was looking through yesterday’s deals at Publisher’s Lunch and saw this: Lauren Baratz-Logsted’s VERTIGO, the story [...]

For all you Vollmannites out there. I got the fresh, hot copy of the NYTBR in my hands and Vollman has a 2 page review in there. Alas, it’s not available online until this Sunday. But your man William T. Vollman reviews Frederick Nietzsche by Curis Cate. Whoo!

Anyone fans of Lydia Millet? She’s got 2 books out this year from Soft Skull Press, a great independent press: Everyone’s Pretty and Oh Pure and Radiant Heart. Both look extremely good and have made it to my TBR list (not much of a feat I agree, but I really want to read these). Read [...]

I’m home sick today, bored. Thought it would be fun to take some pictures of my shelves, so y’all can see what I have. They are surprisingly organized now, which happened after we moved in April. Here’s the nice bookcase: This one is the first of the fiction cases: This is the second fiction case: [...]

I’ll admit that when I read the description of Mockingbird, I thought, ‘You’re shitting me’. But it was Gavin Grant himself who gave me the book when he and Kelly Link were reading at my store several months back. I think very highly of those two, so I knew he wouldn’t steer me wrong. In [...]

Wow, I’ve got a new crush.

Uncle Red speaks with Camille Paglia over at the Morning News. Topics discussed include her latest book, the Bible, Art, Kubla Khan, Thomas Frank, Capitalism, Robert Lowell…well, the list goes on. Read the interview.

There’s much to cheer about as well as much to lament in this past Sunday’s Book Review. On the one hand, we’ve got Gail Caldwell’s beautiful essay and some well-written reviews. On the other hand, most of the reviews of books that came out 3 or more months ago. I’ve included the pub date of [...]

My store will be host to Michael Cunningham this Wednesday evening at 6:30. He’ll be reading from Specimen Days and answering audience questions. All hecklers are welcome. Also, take a minute to look at the upcoming Fall event schedule. You will see that we have a stellar line-up including Cynthia Ozick and Terry Pratchett. And [...]