Archive for March, 2011
With everyone going on these days about how terribly edited self-published books are, I thought I’d take a moment to share a few gems (i.e., examples of atrocities committed against the English language) I came across recently in a book that has been edited and published by two large publishing houses. I won’t share the [...]
Here are ten of my favorite bookstores from around the world, arranged by location. (Post a comment to share your own!) New York City Strand Book Store 828 Broadway New York, NY 10003 (212) 473-1452 Strand is probably on just about everyone’s list of best bookstores. It’s such an obvious pick that I considered not [...]
There are three independent publishing stories in the news this week that deserve attention. 1. Barry Eisler First is big-time thriller writer Barry Eisler’s decision to move into self-publishing. This story is well covered in a post by Mike Shatzkin. (His piece opens with a rather stupid comparison to the earthquake/tsunami tragedy in Japan. Shatzkin [...]
Earlier this week, I came across an article by Patrick Kingsley in the Guardian that introduced me to a new book format gaining popularity in Europe. The Flipback opens horizontally, is small enough to fit in the front pocket of your stylish new skinny jeans, and doesn’t have a battery that might conk out in [...]
Next month, I will be translating the catalog for an exhibition at La Goulotte, the former home of Christian Zervos at Vézelay in the Bourgogne region of France. The exhibition is being put up this summer by the Fondation Christan et Yvonne Zervos, which also offers residencies for artists at La Goulotte. Born in Greece [...]
I just received some updated sketches for pages 1 through 10 of the comic book section in chapter four of The Impediments to Joy from my artist, Scott McKenzie. To provide some context, here’s a synopsis of the first part of chapter four: As their production of Romeo and Juliet draws near, the kids spend [...]
David Alm of Contrary recently wrote a short piece on the future of reading (“Our Digital Ruin, A Certain Fate”), which has gotten a good number of interesting responses. Today, I just came across a NYT Magazine piece on marginalia, “What I Really Want Is Someone Rolling Around in the Text” (lovely title, no?), which [...]
