From the good folks at Dwell magazine comes this five-minute video profile of the most famous book cover designer going (how's that for faint praise?), Chip Kidd. Hear him opine on Batman, visit his apartment, hear him sing. And if you that's not enough for you, you can hear Mr. Kidd discussing his latest novel … Continue reading Like Stalking, Only Legal
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Nothing But a Mystery
Publishers Weekly has announced that the third installment of Christopher Paolini's Inheritance trilogy (along with Eragon and Eldest) will be called Brisingr. It will be released at midnight On September 20. And that's about all I can tell you at this point. There's nothing on the publisher's website, nothing at amazon.com, and nothing at the … Continue reading Nothing But a Mystery
Form a Circle
The National Book Critics Circle has announced the nominees for its yearly prizes. The list is rather too long to cite in full (see it here), but I'll draw your attention to one of the fiction titles: Hisham Matar's In the Country of Men. It's the story of a boy in the police state of … Continue reading Form a Circle
Musings from Magers and Quinn 