Ed Gorman’s blog: Gravetapping: Interview: Stephen Mertz
Stephen Mertz has written under various pseudonyms, including Don Pendleton,The Executioner, Jack Buchanan, M.I.A. Hunter, Jim Case, Cody’s Army, Stephen Brett, Jon…
Category: Books
Open letter criticising PEN America’s stance on Israel-Gaza war reaches 500 signatories | Books
An open letter from writers and literary professionals to PEN America calling on the organisation to take a stronger stance…
How an Unscheduled, Last Minute Performance of “Fast Car” Shot Tracy Chapman to Stardom in 1988
And the award for the first Black songwriter to win Song of the Year at the Country Music Awards goes…
Hold Up | Lauren Michele Jackson, Nawal Arjini
Last fall, Lauren Michele Jackson reviewed Greta Gerwig’s blockbuster Barbie for the NYR Online. With the publication this morning of “Tired of Pink,” her…
Two New Years – Richard Ho and Lynn Scurfield (Illustrator)
In 2024, the LUNAR NEW YEAR begins February 10th. We thought it only fitting that we feature this book, which…
19. The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn
The Fire, The Water, and Maudie McGinn. Sally J. Pla. 2023. [July] 336 pages. [Source: Library] [J Fiction; J Realistic…
Poets React to Taylor Swift’s New ‘Tortured Poets Department’ Album
When Taylor Swift announced the title of her next album during an acceptance speech at the Grammy Awards on Sunday,…
Book Publishing Veteran Hugh Lauter Levin Dies at 72
Publisher Hugh Lauter Levin died on January 9. He was 72. Levin served as a v-p at Abrams Books, then…
Cullen Gallagher,Pulp Serenade -Good Day For A Hanging
Ed here: This is one of my favorite B westerns. McMurray is especially good. So is the script.. Cullen Gallagher:…
Patrick Joyce: ‘The history of peasants is one of their silence or being silenced’ | Autobiography and memoir
Patrick Joyce is emeritus professor of history at the University of Manchester and one of the leading social historians of…
Gillian Anderson Reads Anaïs Nin’s Passionate Letter about Sex and Poetry
From Letters Live comes a letter read by Gillian Anderson. They preface it with this: “In 1932, Cuban diarist Anaïs…
Sequence: Excerpt from “A Map of Future Ruins” by Lauren Markham
FOR YEARS I have worked as an administrator at an Oakland public school for newcomer immigrant youth learning English. Here,…
I Want a Critic | Andrea Long Chu
A friend of mine described Andrea Long Chu’s approach to criticism as perfecting a “rigorous negativity.” We know how deeply…
Markets: A World to Discover – Josep Sucarrats, Illustrated by Miranda Sofroniou
Today’s post is a 2-for-1. Ashley and I both received a free copy of Markets: A World to Discover in…
Becky’s Book Reviews: 12. Agatha Christie: An Autobiography
An Autobiography. Agatha Christie. 1977/1996. Berkley. 635 pages. [Source: Bought] ETA: I reread this one in January 2024. It had…
2 Books That Wring Every Ounce From Their Story Lines
Dear readers, At this point in the year, I’m not dreaming of the bounty waiting for me in the months…
New Sci-Fi/Fantasy Publisher Gungnir Hopes to Hit Its Target
Gungnir, a new sci-fi/fantasy publisher helmed by two comics veterans, will launch in April 2024. In Norse mythology, Gungnir was…
SAT Test Going Digital, No Pencils or Paper Forms Required
Posted on January 25, 2022 The SAT test will go completely digital in the year 2024. Students will use laptops…
NEW-The Holcroft Covenant Blu-ray review
BY FRED BLOSSER Kino-Lorber has released John Frankenheimer’s “The Holcroft Covenant” (1985) in new Blu-ray and DVD editions, superseding a…
Lynda La Plante and James Lee Burke share Diamond Dagger lifetime award | Books
The Diamond Dagger for lifetime contribution to crime writing has been awarded to two authors for the first time after…
Stanford Continuing Studies Offering a Course on the History & Music of the Grateful Dead, Taught by David Gans: Starts on Monday, January 22
Image via Wikimedia Commons A quick heads up: On Monday, Stanford Continuing Studies will kick off an online course called…
Kohei Saito’s “Slow Down: The Degrowth Manifesto”
Subscribe on Podcasts | Spotify | SoundCloud Do you love listening to the LARB Radio Hour? Support the production of…