June 21, 2011

On Writing: Alexander Chee and Tayari Jones

On Writing: Alexander Chee and Tayari Jones

Alexander Chee, the author of Edinburgh, talks with Tayari Jones about her new novel Silver Sparrow.   I first met Tayari Jones at the MacDowell Colony in 2007. It was summer, and …

June 16, 2011

Lee Smith, Master Storyteller

Lee Smith, Master Storyteller

For the launch of the paperback release of Mrs. Darcy and the Blue-Eyed Stranger, author Lee Smith did a series of book events around North Carolina at our favorite local indie bookstores …

June 15, 2011

Booksellers Rock! Emily Crowe, Odyssey Bookshop

Booksellers Rock! Emily Crowe, Odyssey Bookshop

Name: Emily Crowe Bookstore: Odyssey Bookshop Title: Assistant Manager/Buyer/Bookseller/Big Kahuna Brief Bio: I’ve worked several venues in the book world ever since I left grad school, including as a publisher sales rep, …

June 14, 2011

<i>The Frozen Rabbi</i> by Steve Stern Publication Day

The Frozen Rabbi by Steve Stern Publication Day

When I was five, I developed a morbid fascination with the chicken fillets in my grandmother’s freezer. I was absolutely sure that they were the remains of her late, misanthropic cat Griffer. …

June 13, 2011

Dads Cook Twitter Party!

Dads Cook Twitter Party!

Join us this Wednesday evening, June 15th, from 9-10 pm EST for a Twitter Party #DadsCook, featuring John Donohue, the editor of the fabulous new book Man with a Pan – Culinary …

June 8, 2011

<i>Man With A Pan</i>, Live and In Person

Man With A Pan, Live and In Person

I have to say I’ve never been to a reading at Housing Works that didn’t get me super excited about the book being highlighted. For example, after the New Stories from the …

June 8, 2011

What We’re Reading: <i>An American Childhood</i> by Annie Dillard

What We’re Reading: An American Childhood by Annie Dillard

I was recently re-reading Annie Dillard’s An American Childhood, some 15 years after initially reading it, and was appropriately awe-struck page after page. Dillard is one of the most brilliant writers of …

June 7, 2011

Publication Day: <i>Something for Nothing</i> by David Anthony

Publication Day: Something for Nothing by David Anthony

When I was ten years old, I had to have minor surgery. As a result, I was forced to spend the summer moping around the house, wearing an insanely large bandage over …