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River Jordan: Saints in Limbo

By Tina Fondren on 1:30 PM on May 29, 2009

River Jordan’s third novel is a Southern Gothic masterpiece... read more

Paste Tweets the Indie Rock ABCs

By Josh Jackson on 10:19 AM on May 29, 2009

We found a new use for Twitter today, as we began republishing the entirety of An Indie Rock Alphabet Book, 140 characters at a time. Beginning with A for Animal Collective, we'll hit a different letter—and band—each day through June 17. Sure, it's no Moby Dick or Alice in Wonderland, but then again, we're not leaving it up to a bot to Tweet.... read more

Eric Kraft: Flying

By Drew Nellins on 11:45 AM on May 27, 2009

Less than 10 pages into Flying, having already laughed aloud... read more

Pre-Order Ryan Adams' Book, Get Bonus Chapbook

By Rachel Dovey on 3:00 PM on May 18, 2009

As previously reported, Ryan Adams is dropping books like they're albums. Well, maybe not quite, but he is getting geared up for the release of his second poetic volume, Hello Sunshine, which Akashic Books has just made available for pre-order.... read more

Barney Hoskyns

By Marcus O’Dair on 1:30 PM on May 18, 2009

With a persona, not to mention a body of work... read more

New Book Publishing Television Show, Open Book, Premieres on LinkTV

By Gray Chapman on 9:48 AM on May 14, 2009

We lit buffs aren't exactly a target market for television networks, so we often get shafted when it comes to enjoyable television material. And no, CW, that Age of Innocence-themed Gossip Girl episode doesn't count. Now, however, LinkTV is airing a show that might make any bookworm switch off the flashlights, emerge from beneath the covers, and turn on the TV.... read more

Eggers Together: The First-Ever Joint Interview with Dave and Toph Eggers

By Charles McNair on 8:00 AM on May 14, 2009

The cold stare of Dr. Doris Haggis-on-Whey dominates the cover... read more

Arthur Phillips

By Montana Wojczuk on 12:30 PM on May 13, 2009

Some books, like some songs, invade you slowly. Arthur Phillips’ The Song is You doesn’t... read more

Guided By Voices' Tobin Sprout Releases Children's Book

By Muriel Vega on 4:00 PM on May 12, 2009

One former Guided By Voices member in particular probably has the best children's book author name in the business: Mr. Sprout. As luck would have it, Sprout has traded the microphone for a pen (for a moment, anyway) and put his talents (and name) to the test in his first children's book, Elliott.... read more

Robert Polito

By Charles McNair on 3:30 PM on May 12, 2009

The average reader will surmise from the pages of... read more

Charles Wright

By Charles McNair on 2:00 PM on May 11, 2009

Charles Wright, Great American Poet, like most poets... read more

Amazon's Kindle DX Release Ignites Blogging Bonfire

By Rachel Dovey on 9:11 AM on May 11, 2009

Amazon's digital reader Kindle is being heralded by the press with a mixture of fear and adoration better suited to an apocalypse than a machine. But, according to some, the Kindle could turn out to be just that for the publishing industry.... read more

Jonathan Safran Foer's Nonfiction Book, Eating Animals, Coming in November

By Jeffrey Bloomer on 4:40 PM on May 7, 2009

Jonathan Safran Foer wrote two of the most zealously admired novels of recent years, Everything is Illuminated and Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. But for his third book, the nonfiction Eating Animals, the vegetarian and occasional vegan turned to longtime personal questions about his diet.... read more