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Sixteen authors, including such notables as Stephen King, Amy Tan, John Grisham and Lemony Snicket, are auctioning the opportunity for your name to appear in their next work. The auctions run at various times during September and are a fundraiser for the First Amendment Project.
Earlier this year, Neil Gaiman, another participant, auctioned off the […]
The “longlist” for the 2005 Man Booker Prize, awarded for “the best novel of the year written by a citizen of the [British] Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland,” has been announced. I’ve read two of the 17 candidates. I was not impressed with Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go, finding it at best average […]
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell won the 2005 Hugo Award for Best Novel. The winners were announced today. I have not read the work, which friends have described as a novel for adults about magic. All of this year’s nominees were British authors.
Charles Stross won the award for Best Novella for “The Concrete Jungle” […]
It seems as if books on the Beatles will never end. Tony Bramwell’s Magical Mystery Tours is the latest “insider” view of the band. Of course, when a John Lennon lyric sheet is selling for $1 million, the market is evidently there.
Bramwell grew up in Liverpool with Harrison, Lennon and McCartney. He was their […]
Dave Zirin’s What’s My Name, Fool? explores the mixture of two of America’s favorite pastimes — politics and sports — from the left side of the political spectrum.
Zirin takes insightful looks at Muhammad Alie, the man who exemplifies athletes speaking out, and one of the most memorable of all political statements in sports, John […]
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