I've been wanting to read David Lozell Martin's THE AMERICAN KING for a while, but Patrick Anderson just about convinces me I must.
A double dose of Michiko and amazingly, both are raves as she digs the much-hyped novel by Junot Diaz and Edwidge Danticat's memoir.
Levi Asher has launched a new series on hardcover vs. paperback pricing, and he gets initial thoughts from Richard Nash, Scott Hoffman and Mark Sarvas.
Asher also has a piece at the Guardian blog about the bad imitators spawned by Jack Kerouac.
The LA Daily News talks to Will Beall, author of LA REX.
The NYT has finally discovered blog tours.
The BBC wonders what makes Ian McEwan so popular as the movie version for ATONEMENT is set for release.
Anyone with a vague interest in matters literary should read Steve Wasserman's cover piece in the CJR.
www.booktour.com? Everyone should be on there!
God bless the NYT--and I hope Michiko K. hasn't taken ill, or something.
Posted by: Laura Benedict | September 04, 2007 at 10:44 AM
A reference buried deep in the fine CJR piece made me nostalgic for the days when "Philadelphia Inquirer" and "major newspapers" could be mentioned in the same sentence.
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Posted by: Peter | September 05, 2007 at 04:34 AM
Firedoglake (http://www.firedoglake.com/) has been doing Sunday book conversations with political authors for a year, seems like; and either the NYT or the WaPo recognized that blog for its outstanding coverage of the Libby trial.
Hmm. Book sections and politics sections don't mix, apparently.
Posted by: Linkmeister | September 06, 2007 at 03:00 AM