Lawrence Wright is a Pulitzer Prize-winning author and investigative reporter who was one of the first to warn of global pandemics. In his latest book, “The Plague Year: America in the Time of COVID (Knopf, Book Cover Design by Chip Kidd),” Wright shares what he’s learned from studying the origins, the politics and the ongoing threats of the pandemic and what that means for Americans and the world. In the YouTube Video down blow Lawrence Wright joins Washington Post […]
On June 22nd, 2021 Andrea Grossman, over at THE WRITER’S BLOC PRESENTS website, got a bunch of Panelists together (YouTube Video down below) to celebrate James Ellroy’s latest book , WIDESPREAD PANIC: A NOVEL (Knopf). There is also a limited-supply of Signed Copies over at CHEVALIER’S BOOKS. James Ellroy, author of L.A. Confidential, The Black Dahlia, and other great novels about Los Angeles crime and punishment, has just released a new novel about L.A. Cops, Celebrities, and Scandal Mongers. […]
THINGS WE LOST TO WATER: A NOVEL by Eric Nguyen A captivating novel about an immigrant Vietnamese family who settles in New Orleans and struggles to remain connected to one another as their lives are inextricably reshaped. This stunning debut is “vast in scale and ambition, while luscious and inviting … in its intimacy” (The New York Times Book Review).ON PRESIDENT OBAMA’S SUMMER 2021 READING LIST • Named one of the “Fifteen Books to Watch for” by The New York Times When […]
WIDESPREAD PANIC: A NOVEL by James Ellroy From the modern master of noir comes a novel based on the real-life Hollywood fixer Freddy Otash, the malevolent monarch of the 1950s L.A. underground, and his Tinseltown tabloid Confidential magazine. Freddy Otash was the man in the know and the man to know in ‘50s L.A. He was a rogue cop, a sleazoid private eye, a shakedown artist, a pimp—and, most notably, the head strong-arm goon for Confidential magazine. Confidential presaged the idiot internet—and delivered the dirt, […]
Since Kristen Radtke’s latest Graphic Novel, “SEEK YOU: A JOURNEY THROUGH AMERICAN LONELINESS (Pantheon)”, just came out we thought we would share one of it’s early book reviews. This one was written by Louisa Ermelino over at PUBLISHERS WEEKLY. Please besure to check it out!!
Down below is an example of MURAKAMI RADIO. Of course we’re talking about Haruki Murakami, the Author. He is also a Radio DJ & he enjoys sharing music he really loves. There’s a lot of American Music in the mix, mostly Jazz, Bossa Nova, & many other styles. So, please be sure to check it out & if you like it then please feel free to subscribe to his YouTube channel for more. It’s a really nice thing to listen […]
SEEK YOU: A JOURNEY THROUGH AMERICAN LONELINESS by Kristen Radtke has just been released by Pantheon today (July 13th) so I thought I’d post an audio sample of it & share some of the praise it’s gotten so far. Plus, down below all that is a list of the Author’s Virtual Book Tour Dates for the rest of July. Please be sure to check those out! So, to start things out here’s an audio sample: Next, check out […]
Here’s a quick shout out to Author David A. Price for receiving this amazing review over at the FOREIGN POLICY website for his latest book, “GENIUSES AT WAR: Bletchley Park, Colossus, and the Dawn of The Digital Age” (Knopf). Of course we’re featuring it here because the book (& it’s cover design) was designed by Chip Kidd. But seriously, this book deserves all the praise it gets, it’s got a very well thought out story line with historic details. […]
Seek You: A Conversation with Kristen Radtke and José Orduña Shameful to talk about and often misunderstood, loneliness is everywhere, from the most major of metropolises to the smallest of towns. Through deeply insightful comics, Kristen Radtke, The Believer’s Art Director, shines a light on people’s most vulnerable and sublime moments. In a new book published by Pantheon titled “Seek You: A Journey Through American Loneliness”, Radtke digs deep into the history of loneliness, the ways in which […]
Pulitzer Prize-winning authors Mark Stevens and Annalyn Swan chart the life and art of the formidable Francis Bacon, a towering figure in 20th century art. Through 25 choice images, the duo sketch a more varied, nuanced, and surprising character than typically known of the celebrated bon vivant. The conversation is expanded by art critic, curator, and artist Robert Storr, bringing together three luminaries of contemporary art writing. If you CLICK HERE you can view a 1-hour video featuring these two […]