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Martin Luther King Jr. Books Get Republished After 20 Years
Martin Luther King Jr.'s son, Dexter King, has authorized the republishing of his late father's books, which have not been available for nearly 20 years. Publishing company Beacon Press will re-release these books on Jan. 18, 2010, three days before what would have been the civil rights leader's 80th birthday.... read more
Found in: Books, NewsOur Noise: The Story of Merge Records Coming in Sept.
Over the years, Merge Records has brought us Neutral Milk Hotel, Arcade Fire, Spoon, She & Him, and many other excellent bands that hold a permanent places on our playlists. What enabled this humble North Carolina indie imprint to become one of the best of the best? A forthcoming biography might just have the answers.... read more
Found in: Books, NewsDave Eggers' Where the Wild Things Are Novelization to Include Special Edition Furry Cover
By now you might have heard about the film adaptation of Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are... read more
Found in: Books, NewsAmanda Palmer Plans Book, Shows, Releases
After taking in years of punk-cabaret entertainment with the Dresden Dolls and the release of a killer, Twin Peaks-inspired solo effort, Who Killed Amanda Palmer, it might have seemed difficult to imagine the next page in the storied career of AFP (That's "Amanda Fucking Palmer." Her words, not ours). Hell, you might've considered enlisting the services of the Log Lady to predict what was in store.... read more
Found in: Books, NewsDark Night of the Soul Online Store Opens Its Doors for Limited-Edition Book
Sure, the music recorded for the Dark Night of the Soul project may not be available for sale, but the Danger Mouse/Sparklehorse/David Lynch/Everyone Else in the World collaboration is still a hot commodity. Banking on the limited-edition book for its sales instead of the legally troubled music, the store is now open for business.... read more
Found in: Books, NewsPre-Order Ryan Adams' Book, Get Bonus Chapbook
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
Found in: Books, NewsGuided By Voices' Tobin Sprout Releases Children's Book
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
Found in: Books, NewsJonathan Safran Foer's Nonfiction Book, Eating Animals, Coming in November
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
Found in: Books, NewsDust-to-Digital to Release Take Me to the Water in May
Consider this another reminder that you can't get everything on iTunes. In its ongoing quest to unearth ultra-rare recordings, Atlanta label Dust-to-Digital is set to release a new photography/music collection called Take Me to the Water: Immersion Baptism in Vintage Music and Photography 1890-1950.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsBret Easton Ellis finishes Less than Zero sequel
As Bret Easton Ellis, the author of Less than Zero, finishes up the sequel to his generation-defining book, he is already thinking of how to lure the Iron Man back to him. Yes, Ellis wants to make his second book into a movie sequel including original cast members Robert Downey Jr. and James Spader. The sequel to the book that started Downey's and Spader's careers will be released in May 2010.... read more
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