Please read this great article in London's Independent newspaper: "The story of William McGonagall, the worst poet in the history of the English language". It's a gem of underdog history. But the poet has had his revenge, if posthumously. A signed folio of his poems recently sold at auction for £6,600. Not bad for someone … Continue reading At Least, We’ll Miss You When You’re Gone
Noodlings
Pity the poor author. His book was a hit in hardcover, but that was a year ago. Now the paperback edition is out, but how do you get people talking about it? It's 2008; the solution is YouTube.Dennis Cass knew the answer and produced this video to draw attention to the softcover version of his … Continue reading Noodlings
He Is Always With Us
There's a roundup of this season's crop of books about Bob Dylan in the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Let's run them down: Toby Thompson's reissued Positively Main Street, a biography of Dylan as a young man; Thompson will be in our store discussing his book on Sunday, May 25, at 5:00pm (details here) A Freewheelin' Time, … Continue reading He Is Always With Us