The Comedian, Movie Star & Author Jim Carrey was recently honored to be a guest on the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Jim was mainly there to share info about his new book, “Memoirs and Misinformation” (Knopf). He goes into detail about the image for the cover design of the book. It’s a pretty interesting story about the false “Ballistic Missile Strike Warning in Hawaii” & how the photo was taken. The Book Designer, Chip Kidd, used this image to […]
In this video down below, posted by Penguin Random House, the Author Lawrence Wright & Nicholas D. Kristof of BookPeople discuss Wright’s new book, “The End of October” (Knopf). Sign up for the Penguin Random House newsletter to get more videos like this and tailored book recommendations: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/ ————————————————————————————————————
Penguin Random House proudly joins forces with Books & Books @ The Studios of Key West to present Jim Carrey & Dana Vachon one and only virtual event to discuss their new novel, MEMOIRS AND MISINFORMATION. Find the book here: https://bit.ly/memoirsandmisinformation “None of this is real and all of it is true,” says Jim Carrey about his new novel, Memoirs and Misinformation, co-written with the author Dana Vachon. The award-winning actor and author will make his one and only virtual […]
In this recent video by the POLITICS AND PROSE Bookstore James Ellroy discusses his novel, “This Storm” (Knopf, Book Cover Design by Chip Kidd). Ellroy, one of the top crime fiction writers working today, excels at telling large stories on an expansive canvas. He won renown first with his Underworld U.S.A. Trilogy–which included the classic American Tabloid—and cemented his reputation with his unparalleled L.A. Quartet. In his new novel, which follows Perfidia as the second volume of a projected four, […]
If you think Jim Carrey is merely a brilliant-but-quirky actor/comedian, just wait until you read his new book titled “Memoirs and Misinformation:A Novel (Knopf).” CBS News Correspondent Tracy Smith talks with Carrey and co-author Dana Vachon about their new “semi-autobiographical novel.” ————————————————————————————————————
In his newest book, Exercise of Power: American Failures, Successes, and a New Path Forward in the Post-Cold War World (Knopf), former Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates provides a candid, sweeping examination of power in all its manifestations, and how it has been exercised, effectively or poorly, by American presidents in the post-Cold War world. Since the end of the Cold War, the global perception of the United States has progressively morphed from dominant international leader to disorganized entity, […]
Jim Carrey was on the Graham Norton Show (BBC America) where he talked about his new book, “Memoirs and Misinformation: A Novel”. Now, the cool thing, is that they show the cover of the book on screen really big & Jim shares a very interesting story about the image used for the cover. As a side note, this book & it’s cover were designed by Chip Kidd. ( The book is being published by Knopf, a Division of Penguin Random […]
Amid a global pandemic comes a novel about a global pandemic. Lawrence Wright wrote “The End of October” before the new coronavirus was discovered in China, but some of its chapters feel ripped from today’s headlines. In the video down below, Wright joins Jeffrey Brown to discuss returning to fiction after years in journalism and what inspired his prescient story. Little Side Note: This book was published by Knopf (In Stores Now!), & Chip Kidd designed the Cover! This is […]
Neemz (Nima Nakhshab) a.k.a. “The Movie Poster Guy” on Tumbler recently interviewed Chip Kidd on his Instagram Page titled, “Jurassic Your World“. The main focus of that page is “Jurassic Park” movie fandom so the topic quickly goes to Chip Kidd’s involvement with the creation of the Jurassic Park Logo. They also discuss the other Book Covers he has designed & other Graphic Design Commissions. Overall, a really great interview! To hear/see it just click down below:
On March 10th, 2019 the Author Chip Kidd had a Book Signing Event at the POLITICS & PROSE BOOKSTORE in Washington, DC. He was there to promote one of his books titled, “Shazam! The Golden Age of the World’s Mightiest Mortal!”. Here, is a Video Transcript of the event, Please enjoy/share: ————————————————————————————————————