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continue readingDetroit Lions GM Out
In what might surely be the most compelling sign that hell is indeed freezing over and that the end of days is nigh, Fox Sports reports that Matt Millen is no longer the general manager of the Detroit Lions. I know this has nothing to do with books, but Millen’s tenure at the Lions seemed…
continue reading5 Under 35 Announced
The National Book Foundation announced the writers honored as part of the 5 Under 35 program. The authors are Matthew Eck, Keith Gessen, Nam Le, Fiona Mazel, and Sana Krasikov. The writers will be honored with a celebration at Tribeca Cinemas on November 17, 2008. Dean Wareham will emcee the event and Chuck Klosterman will…
continue readingMassive Diamond Discovered
CNN reported yesterday that a honking big diamond was discovered at the Letseng Mine in the Kingdom of Lesotho. The gargantuan gem is 478 carats and a D color, the “highest possible graded color you can get,” says diamond consultants. The article reminded me of Tom Zoellner’s excellent 2006 nonfiction book The Heartless Stone: A…
continue readingChris Offutt and HBO
I turned on HBO on Sunday night to catch the new episode of Entourage. The channel’s new vampire series, True Blood was wrapping up and the final credits rolled. And I was shocked — and thrilled — to see Chris Offutt’s name listed as executive story editor. I’m not positive, but I think it is…
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