Back to a Normal 98 Degree Body Temperature, or Why I Just Spent $23.95 for Music I Don’t Know if I Will Like, and the Importance of Being Cool to Everyone
I got home late last night, soaked in about twelve ice baths, watched a marathon of Ice Road Truckers, and stored my contact lenses in the freezer to give them a nice chill before wearing. And I think I’m finally back to a normal body temperature. I spent the weekend attending the 2009 edition of…
continue readingA Look at the Upcoming Fall Season of Books
As you recuperate from July 4th festivities, you might want to start setting aside a few dollars here and there in anticipation of the fall season in publishing. The next few months are going to see releases from a long list of extremely important writers. The Millions has a great rundown of the bounty that’s…
continue readingA Book Buyer’s Perspective
If you’ve ever wondered how independent bookstores go about selecting titles to order and how many copies to request, check out this post. On the surface, this piece is about the unbelievably big names crammed into the fall Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group catalog. In addition to an evaluation of that lineup of heavy hitters, this…
continue readingBlue Collar Author Profiled
There’s an interesting interview with Joe Lamacchia, author of Blue Collar and Proud of It: The All-in-One Resource for Finding Freedom, Financial Success, and Security Outside the Cubicle at NJ.com. “And you know, I’m not saying I’m against education, but not everyone can go sit in a cubicle and be a white-collar person,” Lamacchia states…
continue readingConfidence (or Delusion) Rison
Earlier this week, the Atlanta Journal Consititution ran a catching-up-with piece that featured some juicy quotes from former professional football player Andre Rison. During his NFL career, Rison played for the Indianapoli Colts, Atlanta Falcons, Cleveland Browns, Green Bay Packers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Kansas City Chiefs, and Oakland Raiders. He was a Pro Bowl performer five…
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