If you're not yet up to here with remembrances of Norman Mailer, I have two quick reads for you. They're entirely different views of the man. First is Joan Smith's scathing post on the Guardian's blog. She calls him "more grand reactionary than great writer," and that's about the nicest thing she has to say.Then, … Continue reading One Way or Another
Author: Anders
Sea Change?
This one may not seem like much, but trust me, booksellers think this is big news. According to the Guardian Picador has announced that starting this spring, they will publish their new titles in both hardcover and paperback editions simultaneously. Until now, industry practice has been to release the paperback months (or in the case … Continue reading Sea Change?
Sing, Sing a Song
Can't get the theme from The Brady Bunch out of your head? Then you're experiencing one of the more benign forms of what author and neurologist Oliver Sacks, author of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and An Anthropologist on Mars, calls "musicophilia." His latest book of the same name, recounts the … Continue reading Sing, Sing a Song
Musings from Magers and Quinn 