It’s the End of the World as We Know It… And I Feel Fine

The program's name sounded unpromising: "Apocalyptic Fiction." I'd braced myself for a discussion of the Left Behind series. But instead To the Best of Our Knowledge served up a fantastic hour of book talk (download it here). They talk to the editor of The Apocalypse Reader. Kevin Brockmeier, author of A Brief History of the … Continue reading It’s the End of the World as We Know It… And I Feel Fine

Art Gawker

It's often worthwhile to check out the Times of London's "Book Extracts" page, but you sometimes have to skip the UK books you'll never see from people you've never heard of. And yet...Read if you will this excerpt from the book Bit of a Blur by Alex James, and you will find this: "The roof … Continue reading Art Gawker

A Life in Books

From the creative minds at Apartment Therapy comes this idea: wallpaper your home with pages from an old dictionary. Then you never have to leave the safety and security of a good book.--David E