The finalists for the 2008 Man Booker Prize have been announced. The six contenders areAravind Adiga--The White TigerSebastian Barry--The Secret ScriptureAmitav Ghosh--Sea of PoppiesLinda Grant--The Clothes on Their BacksPhilip Hensher--The Northern ClemencySteve Toltz--A Fraction of the WholeWhat's most unusual about this year's shortlist is who's not on it. Salman Rushdie's longlisted book Enchantress of Florence … Continue reading Booker Shortlist Announced
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Don’t Sneeze
Photographer David Maisel's new book, Library of Dust, has just been published. Its eighty photos depict copper canisters, each of which holds the unclaimed, cremated remains of a patient at the Oregon State Hospital.--David E(With thanks to Book Patrol, who got it from the inimitable boingboing.net.)
What If God Was One of Us?
Below is a video trailer for a funny children's book from South Africa. Wie Is Dit? ("Who is This?" in Afrikaans) recasts the usual Bible stories in a modern vein. My favorite is the diptych of Adam and Eve: You can tell they've been cast out of Paradise because they're clutching cell phones. (My second-favorite … Continue reading What If God Was One of Us?
Musings from Magers and Quinn 