Category Archives: Book Talk

Book Talk, On the Web

I didn’t see this coming

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I just read that Frank Wilson is leaving the Philadelphia Inquirer… tomorrow! His blog was the second one I ever read. I still remember my first ‘hat tip’ regarding news about some lit prizes. His reliable posts and comments have been fun to try and keep up with. And I have to say there was always something cool about a professional book reviewer blogging all the while he’s penning ink to actual paper.

I’m hoping that Wilson will continue vetting the best and worst of book-inspired links for all of us, somewhere online.

Book Talk, Upcoming Titles

The Learners releasing soon

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Chip Kidd’s new book The Lerners hits stores on the 19th. This sophmore effort follows 2001’s The Cheesemonkeys.

If you’re wondering if you’d like to pick this one up you can check out the serialized version before buying.

Authors, Book Talk

Reviewing the reviewers

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Rumors and stories have been circulating over the past couple of years about the “top book reviewers” at Amazon.com. I’ve read everything from Amazon secretly pays the top reviewers to theorizing the reviewers don’t actually read any of the books (their number one reviewer has reviewed 45 books a week over the past couple of years…. hmmmmm).

But Slate.com has posted the first account (that I have seen) written by a new author. Hallberg noticed that his unknown book first review was by Amazon’s #7 reviewer, 66-year-old Grady Harp. Though nothing revolutionary is reveales it’s still a pretty interesting read.

Authors, Birmingham, Book Talk

Local author interview

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Wade, of wadeonbirmingham.com fame, has posted an insightful interview with Birmingham author Kim Sunée. She’s making the rounds promoting her new book Trail of Crumbs. It’s worth a  look. Plus, Wade went the extra step and rounded up links to mp3 files and other stories about Sunée.