Some of you may have entered The New Yorker’s caption contest located in the back of the weekly magazine. Well,…
Why men don't read books, or, yet another reason why being a woman is a disadvantage
My friend Nataliya sent me this article from Salon.com called Why men don’t read books. The article doesn’t explain why…
One Thing Books Have
I have been reading asofterworld.com since high school, so it’s been a long time. I have always loved the strange…
What Makes a Bestseller Sell?
Being a thriller. According to PublishersWeekly.com, this is the 10 hardcover fiction bestseller list for the week of May 3:…
Portland's Powell's Books Cancels Expansion
More bad news. PORTLAND, Ore. — Over the last four decades, Powell’s Books has swelled into the largest bookstore in…
Review: Fitting Ends, collection by Dan Chaon
I went on a serious Dan Chaon kick and ordered all of his books. That is why after this one…
Advertising Can Be Works of Art
The Harper Studio posted something about an ad campaign by Penguin. The images from the campaign are pretty cool, I’ve…
Betraying Salinger by Roger Lathbury
I am one of the few who never really cared for J. D. Salinger’s work. To be fair, I’ve only…
Writing Contest List
I found a website from another person’s blog that lists contests of all sorts, but of course I was only…
You Remind Me of Me by Dan Chaon
Dan Chaon won me over with his collection of short fiction, Among the Missing, so I decided to see if…