Book publicity frequently is an exercise in the art (or artifice) of puffery. So, when a book is described as a “genre-busting” work, I tend to approach it with a bit of caution. Generally, though that term is a fair description of The Universe in Miniature in Miniature, Patrick Somerville’s collection of short stories. Some […]
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Some writers end up being put in a box because their style and subjects seem to forever place them in a particular category or genre. Paul Auster usually ends up in the box labeled “Postmodernist.” Yet the more Auster I read, the more convinced I am that he ends up with that label because his […] Bulletin Board Ken Blanchard has launched JazzNoteNSU, a “Jazz Collector’s station devoted chiefly to Hard Bop & Avant Garde Jazz,” on Live365. The first program is devoted to music by members of the first two Miles Davis quintets. Blog Headline of the Week Phone books: Facebook 0.01 Bookish Linkage Just say no to NaNoWriMo. Of […] Canadian lawyer “considering class action suit for moose-car crash victims.” (via) “A Florida man who says he was injured from eating the leaves of a grilled artichoke has filed a lawsuit that may test whether a restaurant has a duty to explain to patrons how to eat unfamiliar food items.” Sorry, judge, that $994,000 in […] |
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