An Author and His Sleep
USA Today has an interesting article about author George Dawes Green and his rare sleep condition that affects less than 2% of the population.
continue readingBack 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 readingMothman Author Passes Away
John Keel, author of The Mothman Prophecies and other books on paranormal subjects, has passed away at 79. Here’s an article from the newspaper in the West Virginia town where the Mothman experiences allegedly took place.
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…
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