Best of What's Next 2009: Lydia Peelle [Author]

By Taylor Bruce at 12:00 PM on August 14, 2009

Hometown: NashvilleBook: Reasons for and Advantages of BreathingFor Fans Of: Jane Smiley, Tony Earley, Emile Zola...  read more

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Best of What's Next 2009: John Hillcoat [Filmmaker]

By Sean Gandert at 12:00 PM on August 14, 2009

Hometown: Brighton, EnglandFilms: The Proposition, The Road (fall 2009)For Fans Of: Sam Peckinpah, Terrence Malick, David Fincher...  read more

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Best of What's Next 2009: Patrick Watson [Musician]

By Steve LaBate at 12:00 PM on August 14, 2009

Hometown: MontrealAlbum: Wooden ArmsBand Members: Simon Angell (guitar, banjo, charango), Robbie Kuster (drums, percussion), Mishka Stein (bass), Patrick Wilson (vocals, keyboard)For Fans Of: Andrew Bird, Tom Waits, Osvaldo Golijov...  read more

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Best of What's Next 2009: Bradley Rust Gray & So Yong Kim [Filmmakers]

By Jeffrey Bloomer at 11:00 AM on August 14, 2009

Hometowns: Kettering, Ohio (Gray); Busan, South Korea (Kim)Films: Treeless Mountain (Kim), The Exploding Girl (March 2010, Gray)For Fans of: Ramin Bahrani, Andrew Bujalski, Kelly Reichardt...  read more

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Best of What's Next 2009: Tim Schafer (Double Fine) [Game Developer]

By Adam Volk at 11:00 AM on August 14, 2009

Hometown: San FranciscoGames: Brütal Legend, Grim Fandango, PsychonautsFor Fans of: Mötorhead, Erik Wolpaw, Evil Dead 2...  read more

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Best of What's Next 2009: B.o.B [Musician]

By Nick Marino at 11:00 AM on August 14, 2009

Hometown: AtlantaAlbum: B.o.B Presents the Adventures of Bobby RayFor Fans Of: Andre 3000, Wale, The Pharcycle...  read more

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Best of What's Next 2009: Joshua Ferris [Author]

By Nick Marino at 10:00 AM on August 14, 2009

Hometown: Hudson, N.Y.Book: The Unnamed (January 2010)For Fans Of: Ethan Canin, Nicholson Baker, The Office ...  read more

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Best of What's Next 2009: Delta Spirit [Musicians]

By Michael Saba at 10:00 AM on August 14, 2009

Hometown: San DiegoAlbum: Ode to SunshineBand Members: Jon Jameson (bass), Matthew Vasquez (vocals, guitar), Sean Walker (guitar), Kelly Winrich (multi-instrumentalist), Brandon Young (percussion)For Fans Of: Spoon, Blitzen Trapper, Cold War Kids...  read more

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Best of What's Next 2009: Jesse Eisenberg [Actor]

By Sean Gandert at 10:00 AM on August 14, 2009

Hometown: New YorkFilms: Adventureland, ZombielandFor Fans Of: Michael Cera, John Krasinski, Emily BluntThough he’s appeared on television and in films for the past decade, Jesse Eisenberg still hasn’t realized that he’s an actor. “I’m so shocked that they put me in movies,” the 25-year-old says. “Every time I get a part in something, I can’t believe it, and then afterwards I feel like I ruined the thing.”...  read more

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Best of What's Next 2009: Jenny Lumet [Screenwriter]

By Jeffrey Bloomer at 9:00 AM on August 14, 2009

Hometown: New York Films: Rachel Getting Married, Remember Me (2010) For Fans Of: Noah Baumbach, Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck, Sarah Polley...  read more

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