After Dark, the new novel from Haruki Murakami, comes out tomorrow. Read the first chapter. Then visit The Complete Review, and you'll find a long list of blurbs (positive and a few negative) from reviews of Murakami's entire body work plus an exhaustive list of links to other articles, reviews, and interviews with the author.I … Continue reading Murakami Junkies Unite!
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Black and White and Green All Over
Harry Potter is a big deal to readers worldwide, of course. But did you also know that it's a big deal to environmentalists as well? Twelve million copies of a 784-page book adds up to 16,700 tons of paper, and that's a lot of dead trees. Last time around, there were calls to boycott Harry … Continue reading Black and White and Green All Over
Bill Bryson Is Not Amused
There's a new Trash Czar in Britain. Well, maybe not Czar, but Bully Pulpiteer, at least. According to the Guardian, it's none other than the gentle humorist Bill Bryson. As head of the country's Campaign to Protect Rural England, Bryson (a resident of Norfolk in the eastern UK) is calling for tougher enforcement of anti-littering … Continue reading Bill Bryson Is Not Amused
Musings from Magers and Quinn 