Book TV has updated and improved their site. It’s loaded with video, audio, calendars, etc. It really is a much improved experience. Kudos to the folks behind the scenes. It’s fun poking around all of the interviews and appearances. Of course, please feel free to ignore anything that might reinforce stereotypes about my beloved Birmingham and the South.
Speaking of video, the mystery has been solved…
Continue reading Boon for BookTV
I just had to share this gallery of Penguin paperbacks. Pretty cool! It’d be a fun collection to have.
I ran across that link over at Veer’s The Skinny.
I just saw in Bookmarks magazine where Michael Chabon has another new book coming out
?! I haven’t even read about the Yiddish policeman yet. The magazine said August of this year, but Amazon has it listed for October.
I’ve been told that the new book is a collection of short stories he’s done and has not been a hit with reviewers and pre-release folks. But I reserve the right to make that call myself and am looking forward to it!
Here’s a link to an Esquire interview with Knopf’s Chip Kidd. It’s a pretty good one, offering insight into three of Kidd’s most recent covers. (via the Book Design Review)
