December 2010
“Novelists snort coke and guzzle down whiskey”
– n+1: Year in Review
“Among Prokhorov’s most-noted casualties was Freddy’s, the venerable lit-world...”
– n+1: Year in Review
Anyone have suggestions for more resolutions I...
New Years Resolutions 2011
- I will finally, finally accomplish Literary Jello Wrestling for Charity.
- I will find a legitimate reason to inflate a bouncy castle inside the store.
“Whenever I’m on a plane or a subway or train and I see someone nose-deep in a...”
– The New Yorker
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Susan Orlean is Exactly, Perfectly, Right: →
“The other day, a friend of mine said she thought it was “sad” that the most popular Christmas e-book gift was something written by Stieg Larsson regarding a girl, a hornet, and a tattoo. I wonder: why, exactly, is this sad? I assume my friend meant that proved that the only book people want to read is a book everyone else is already reading (as if that meant it came with an Enjoyment...
“Sam Lipsyte’s The Ask (FSG) – Saw Lipsyte read from this last month. It was...”
– 2010: the books I didn’t read | HTMLGIANT
PAPERBACK ORIGINALS, Publishing people! Just sayin’…
“sometimes the best relief from the stresses of working in the book industry is...”
– The Written Nerd: 2010 Year-End Roundup, and a Call for Ideas
“You dear creature, I want to see you so amazingly.”
– From a fan’s letter to Herman Melville. (via mcnallyjackson)
“The Library is an idea—bringing people together for the kind of exchange that...”
– At Home, With Conversation - WSJ.com
“At the Library, we make the lions roar—we create an intellectual fervor.”
– At Home, With Conversation - WSJ.com
Someone's really harshing my yuletide mellow, and... →
“Only about “a half-dozen” of the attendees stayed for the entire 3-hour reading, but hundreds came and went throughout the event. It was never intended as a sit-down-and-shut-up reading, but a festive afternoon of eating, drinking, shopping, and visiting with family and friends. More reports and images can be seen here:
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“Yes–Sophie’s Choice is a My Dick novel par excellence.”
– The Millions
Bookstore Cafe Lunch Options Get Even Amazinger!
- Our new panini press is up and running. Try our already-delicious fresh mozzarella ciabatta melted on that sucker!
- Today’s soup is a rich, hearty chicken pot pie soup!
- We have quinoa, the universe’s perfect food.
- We have a gorgeous butternut squash and parsnip salad with toasted spicy squash seeds on top!
- We have all the usual sandwiches, quiches, knishes, sweets, and...
“In my opinion there are worse insults than floggings. I would rather be flogged...”
– D.H. Lawrence, from Studies in Classic American Literature. (via mcnallyjackson)
Is this D.H. Lawrence for haters make me famous?
“i really like kerouac, but i’m not a reader.”
– An OKCupid profile that made me sort of guffaw-snort-OL.
NPR.org » First Listen: Abigail Washburn, 'City Of... →
Isn’t there a saying about best laid plans going awry? Well, Abigail Washburn had a plan — and it was a good, solid plan. She was going to head to Beijing, study law and continue to make music on the side. Instead, she got a record deal, her group Uncle Earl took off and her debut solo recording, The Song of the Traveling Daughter, blew everyone away. In this case, it was a best laid plan...
What We Do Here In The Bookstore Basement [is...
Nic: Rach, did you love Harriet the Spy growing up?
Me: Yes.
Nic: Yeah. Me too.
Become a Housing Works Member! →
As you make your year-end donations, please don’t forget the most important reindeer of all.
Fight AIDS and homelessness while scoring great perks and discounts, plus a great totebag in our brand-new turquoise design.
2010.
booyahgrandmere:
I made the first three issues of You Taste Like Nachos. I didn’t know a little zine could connect me to so many people all over the world. I didn’t know it could make me so happy, you know? THAT IS CORNY BUT WHATEVER DEAL WITH IT.
I think I am one of the people who got zine-connected? Or maybe I got quote-about-telling-little-girls-they-are-smart-connected? Regardless, if...
“We became aware of Adam through his blogging and his stellar bookselling at Book...”
– Editor Michael Signorelli via The Olive Reader - The Weblog of Harper Perennial
Seriously, people, respect your booksellers. Sometimes we are your bookmakers as well…
People visited with on the Amtrak thus far:...
Notes from the travelpocalypse, via bookstore volunteers on facebook.
2010 Year Lists - Fimoculous.com →
11 Best Books lists and counting…
“FAVORITE BOOKSTORE TWITTER ACCOUNT
A tie between @WORDBrooklyn...”
– The Twitterati of 2010 | Vol. 1 Brooklyn
Hooray! Wouldn’t wanna be here without you weirdos!
“Oh no yeah you’ll totally like it. Only jerks don’t like it.”
– Will I like Just Kids because I like New York and artsy people? Or is it stupid to bandwagon knowing nothing at all about Patti Smith?
HA! Thanks Emily! No pressure or anything…
Will I like Just Kids because I like New York and...
Asking the important questions!
“We hereby enact a law stating that no longer should Emily Gould be known as the...”
– Jewcy.com | Jewcy’s Top 10 Non-Fiction Books Of 2010 by Jason Diamond
“…the ship’s library was stocked with wholesome books, including…A Lecture to...”
– From Andrew Delbanco’s biography of Melville, writing about a whaleship Melville was aboard in his twenties. (via mcnallyjackson)