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Microreview: The Final Testament of the Holy Bible by James Frey

I admit to reading this with more than a bit of trepidation. I loved A Million Little Pieces, even after it was shown to be largely fiction. After the two “memoirs,” I wasn’t impressed with Frey’s “first” novel. Add this to the fact The Final Testament of the Holy Bible is about the Messiah returning […]

Bye, bye Book Depository?

Two years ago, I asked whether The Book Depository, the U.K.’s largest online bookstore, would complement Amazon or compete with it. The end result? Amazon is buying it.

The sale is going to be looked at by the U.K.;s Office of Fair Trading and has sparked fears the deal will “tighten the American company’s ‘stranglehold’ […]

July Bibliolust

Average lust this month, part of which I attribute in part to what I consider the doldrums of publishing — summer reads. Of course, I’ve been finding plenty to read without lusting. Most of this month’s list is a “fanboy” list.

God, No!: Signs You May Already Be an Atheist and Other Magical Tales, Penn […]

Weekend Edition: 7-2

Bulletin Board

The 2011 South Dakota Festival of Books has released the schedule for the event, set for October 7-9 in Deadwood.

Interesting Reading in the Interweb Tubes

Bruce Springsteen’s Eulogy for Clarence Clemons (“Clarence doesn’t leave the E Street Band when he dies. He leaves when we die.”)

The people who built Utopia […]

Friday Follies 3.13

A Kansas City grocery store is being sued because one of its employees shoved his hand down her pants and grabbed her breast — and the nearby cashier said, “he has been doing that all day.”

Houston lawyer responds to middle school kids’ video dissing his daughter with cease-and-desist letters and lawsuit.

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