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THE GODS OF GOTHAM by Lyndsay Faye, published by Amy Einhorn...

Sun, 01 Apr 2012 14:59:10 -0400

THE GODS OF GOTHAM by Lyndsay Faye, published by Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam (Taken with instagram)

KINO by Jürgen Fauth, published by Atticus Books (Taken with...

Sun, 01 Apr 2012 14:55:53 -0400

KINO by Jürgen Fauth, published by Atticus Books (Taken with instagram)

onthestrand: A sneak look at the new Penguin Essentials set,...

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:52:35 -0400

onthestrand:

A sneak look at the new Penguin Essentials set, fresh in from the printers last night!

THESE LOOK AWESOME!

heidijulavits: EXTREME MAKEOVER: SUBWAY EDITION or The New...

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 11:42:19 -0400

heidijulavits:

EXTREME MAKEOVER: SUBWAY EDITION

or

The New Shame

The Forever Overhead 2012 Tournament of Books Contest Begins TODAY

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 10:42:57 -0500

The Forever Overhead 2012 Tournament of Books Contest Begins TODAY

Dear Dave, Happy birthday. 50 would have been a big one. I miss you. -Brooks

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:25:31 -0500

Dear Dave,

Happy birthday. 50 would have been a big one.

I miss you.

-Brooks

doubledaybooks: If you missed yesterday’s film debut for The...

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:40:06 -0500

doubledaybooks:

If you missed yesterday’s film debut for The Vanishers, watch it here.

I’ve got a copy of this and I’ll probably start reading it next week. So excited!

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Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:38:28 -0500

fsgbooks: Which well-known novelist has bookshelves this...

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:15:59 -0500

Photo by Joshua Simpson

Photo by Joshua Simpson

fsgbooks:

Which well-known novelist has bookshelves this incredible in his bathroom? Michael Cunningham.

More photos at our sister site Work in Progress.

I love it - but I’d be worried about water damage! My bathroom gets so steamy!

millionsmillions: likeloveloathing: 2. I like them a lot I...

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:38:10 -0500

millionsmillions:

likeloveloathing:

2. I like them a lot

I bet David Foster Wallace would’ve had a billion of these. Also, how has someone not made an Xzibit / YoDawg meme of David Foster Wallace saying, “Yo, I heard you liked footnotes on your footnotes…”?

"I always thought I would love reading what people wrote about my stuff and, obviously, I much prefer..."

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:55:06 -0500

“I always thought I would love reading what people wrote about my stuff and, obviously, I much prefer people to say nice things than nasty but, overall, I’m struck by how quickly I grow bored reading about myself (i.e. about my writing). This is not modesty, probably the opposite. More generally, one thing that is noticeable is that even if you think people writing in “established” papers are wrong or misguided or whatever at least the process of getting their opinions into print means that the spelling and grammar are cleaned up and corrected. The fact that everyone can now share his /her thoughts through the blogosphere is appealing from an egalitarian point of view but it’s opened the doors to wholesale ignorance and illiteracy.”

- Geoff Dyer in Full Stop (via fsgbooks)

As a book blogger all I have to say is “ouch.”

But at least I check my stuff for spelling/grammar/complete thoughts…

fsgbooks: Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned, seven...

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:50:45 -0500

Brazilian edition

Danish edition

Dutch edition

German edition

Japanese edition

Norwegian edition

Swedish edition

fsgbooks:

Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned, seven different ways. The Brazilian cover makes it look like a gritty procedural, doesn’t it?

I love the Norwegian version. The top half is like a National Geographic or a Deutsche Grammophon album cover. The bottom half is absurd. Great book too!

"But in real life, there is no The End. There is no tidy conclusion all wrapped in a package, with a..."

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:33:25 -0500

“But in real life, there is no The End. There is no tidy conclusion all wrapped in a package, with a bow tied around it. In real life, life goes on. It’s all so messy.”

- - J.M. Tohline, The Great Lenore (via thedudeabides90)

I just reviewed JM Tohline’s The Great Lenore here. Spoiler - I liked it a lot.

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Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:29:26 -0500

seanfennessey: Moonrise Kingdom, 2012 Dir. by Wes Anderson I...

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:03:53 -0500

seanfennessey:

Moonrise Kingdom, 2012

Dir. by Wes Anderson

I want to see this RIGHT NOW.

millionsmillions: Our friends at The Morning News have set the...

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:12:36 -0500

millionsmillions:

Our friends at The Morning News have set the field for their 2012 Tournament of Books. In the battle of medial capitals, which DeWitt/deWitt will reign supreme?

SO EXCITED AND I JUST CAN’T HIDE IT

http://www.4everoverhead.com/2012/01/tournament-of-books-2012-shortlist.html

vintageanchor: “The profession of book writing makes horse...

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:58:18 -0500

vintageanchor:

“The profession of book writing makes horse racing seem like a solid, stable business.”
– John Steinbeck

doubledaybooks: From the files of the Library of...

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 11:00:04 -0500

doubledaybooks:

From the files of the Library of Congress.

This is so me…

Harper Perennial: 0 to 100!

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:26:26 -0500

Harper Perennial: 0 to 100!:

harperperennial:

In celebration of reaching 100 followers on this tumblr, we’re ready to give away some books! I’ll select three winners who’ll be allowed to choose an advance galley from this list:

This Will Make You Smarter by John Brockman

Clair de Lune by Jetta Carleton

Further Interpretations…

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Mon, 19 Dec 2011 10:14:38 -0500