Posted 03.07.2012
The following is an excerpt from "Care To Make Love In That Gross Little Space Between Cars?: A Believer Book of Advice" [Vintage, $14.95] Dear Nic...
Steve Kettmann | Posted 10.12.2011
Nina Sankovitch funneled her grief into a daffy, crazy notion, namely, that every day for a year she would read a book and post an online review of that book all in real time. Plenty of people have had such notions. Sankovitch really did it.
Posted 09.07.2011
New Yorkers read in public constantly, and we've spotted them reading plenty this summer on the way to the beach. And like the City itself, the collec...
Mike Ragogna | Posted 09.04.2011
Co-written with novelist Nick Hornby, "A Working Day" is Ben Folds' commentary on popularity and hipness that skewers its topic while calling out the internet, blogs, and other social media in the process.
Posted 09.03.2011
America has an enduring love affair with British literature--we may have won the War of Independence but we are forever indebted to our island ancesto...
flavorwire.com | Posted 07.16.2011
In response to Russ Marshalek’s excellent post on devastatingly sad books last week, we’ve decided to try and lift your spirits a little during th...
guardian.co.uk | Posted 05.25.2011
Author Nick Hornby and art entrepreneurs Ben Payne and Lucy Macnab open the first Ministry of Stories centre in east London. Based on Dave Eggars' San...
GalleyCat | Jason Boog | Posted 05.25.2011
In November, It Books will publish "Everything You Know Is Pong: How Mighty Table Tennis Shapes our World" by Roger Bennett and Eli Horowitz. The ping...
Shawn Amos | Posted 05.25.2011
Maybe it's the changing of the seasons, but there's some serious nostalgia going on this week. A trio of aging rock dudes -- Eric Clapton, Daniel Lanois, and Phil Collins -- are getting reflective.
Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011
Ben Folds' new album, Lonely Avenue, to be released on September 28, 2010, should be one of the most interesting collaborations of the year.
David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011
Here is my loving playlist for two kids who remind us all about a sometimes flickering yet ultimately difficult to extinguish force in our world -- a crazy little thing called love.
Fabio Periera | Posted 05.25.2011
From his home in London, Nick Hornby took a few minutes to speak with me about the recession, his writing, and mixing it up with singer-songwriter Ben Folds.
Los Angeles Times | Carolyn Kellogg | Posted 05.25.2011
Several films nominated for best picture this year are based on books, which might be a literary accomplishment if there weren't so many darned pictur...
Peter Bognanni | Posted 05.25.2011
As it turns out, authors have been playing around with this direct intersection of music and literature for quite some time.
The Guardian | Tiffany Murray | Posted 05.25.2011
"What is a 'rock'n'roll novel'? Rock'n'roll -- from Robert Johnson to Jack White -- is a coming-of-age sound that allows us to find ourselves, and may...
Katya Wachtel | Posted 05.25.2011
Nick Hornby talks about his latest novel, shopping for producers, and the fright that might accompany a quotidian reading of the New York Times' art blog.
Melissa Silverstein | Posted 05.25.2011
Danish director Lone Scherfig is one of several women being mentioned this year for a potential best director nomination for her critically acclaimed film An Education.
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011
Since they probably study the same SEO trends as everyone else in the media, Folds and Hornby have cagily decided to capitalize on the awesome power of Sarah Palin.
Penelope Andrew | Posted 05.25.2011
St. Trinian's is to the U.K. what Rocky Horror Picture Show is to the U.S.
Eric Obenauf | Posted 05.25.2011
I would wager that consumers of small press books are more aware of who published the work than those of corporate presses, which makes it easier for an independent publisher to sell brand merchandise.
HuffingtonPost.com | Katy Hall | Posted 05.25.2011
British newcomer Carey Mulligan is already drawing Oscar buzz and Audrey Hepburn comparisons for her performance in 'An Education,' a small Sundance f...
Crane.tv | Posted 04.04.2012