Jay Walker’s library is an amazing space to behold. (via Browse the Artifacts of Geek History in Jay Walker’s Library)
Behold: the Manhattan-inspired nail art of Miss Pop. (via Woody Allen Nail Art is an Awesome Thing | Vol. 1 Brooklyn)
Lilit Marcus writes about the ruins of the house where a childhood classic was born in The Little Prince of Armenia, El Salvador.
Three facts:
1. There is a picture of Renata Adler and Joan Didion together.
2. Joan and Renata are both amazing.
3. We’re hosting Renata Adler at Community Bookstore on April 17th.
We hosted Stuart Nadler last evening at BookCourt. Topics discussed included John Cheever, Jews, New England, and short story writing vs. novel writing.
Thanks to the always lovely Emma Straub who handled the introduction (she loves Stuart’s new book, and said it is one of her favorites of the year), and pick up Nadler’s Wise Men to see if Jason Diamond is right saying that the book is like “Updike and Cheever got together to write a Philip Roth book.”
“I became a writer because I couldn’t be a DM,” Lipsyte told us. Watch the video and find out what that means.
When I started Perfect Day, I was more interested in starting something with the feeling of a record label, rather than a normal publishing house. I want Perfect Day to be a brand. Like whenever a book comes out, it should feel like an event. You know that you are getting something pretty raw and uncomfortable and young.
Shannon & the Clams - "Rip Van Winkle"
Shannon and the Clams get literary (kind of). We approve.
(Source: soundcloud.com)
