I wish Philip Roth would die more often!
When word came last Tuesday night that Philip Roth had passed away, I reacted inappropriately. Gentle reader, would you think less of me if I confessed that upon receiving the… Read more »
Q: Is this the end of Interview? A: Looks like it…
The art of the Q&A has been struck a blow by the announcement that Interview, the magazine known for pairing conversations between celebrities and icons with high-minded portrait photography, is folding.… Read more »
Some further historical insights into C.D. Rose’s Who’s Who When Everyone is Someone Else
As part of our ongoing interest in the nature of the events surrounding the tale told in C.D. Rose’s Who’s Who When Everyone Is Someone Else, on sale now, we… Read more »
Seth Hettena can’t stop, won’t stop explaining Trump’s decades-deep connections to Russian money
Welcome, friends, to the working week. Here’s hoping you’ve gotten some rest. The coming days are going to be live. For us, the past few days have definitely been live, thanks in… Read more »
Seth Hettena talks Trump and Russian money on All In with Chris Hayes: “You don’t know whether they represent Russian mafia, Russian government, or both”
“What I show in my book is that Trump’s ties to Russia are so deep and so complex that you have people, and you don’t know who they are and… Read more »
May the Force Boogie With You: On disco, sci-fi, and other galactic funk
In my upcoming book Strange Stars: David Bowie, Pop Music, and the Decade Sci-Fi Exploded, I of course talk a lot about David Bowie. But I cover tons of other sci-fi-influenced… Read more »
Announcing: The Melville House Nonfiction Open Reading Period!
Update: The Open Reading Period has now closed. If you haven’t submitted, you’re too late. Sorry, Charlie! It’s May 2018. Do you know where your great nonfiction ideas are? Hopefully… Read more »
Sweeter than the Milk of River Toads: Some news on C.D. Rose’s lecture subjects
Continuing our series on the nature of the events surrounding the tale told in C.D. Rose’s Who’s Who When Everyone Is Someone Else, we were lucky enough to uncover some… Read more »
An Indie Bookstore Day message from Shaun Bythell, author of The Diary of a Bookseller
March, as you will undoubtedly be aware, is National Welding Month. The 13th of March is Blame Someone Else Day; the 17th is Blah Blah Blah Day, and the 24th… Read more »
Trevor Paglen publishes a monograph, gives back a coded message for the CIA
This past March, a large black flag was raised over the Manhattan HQ of the public arts institution Creative Time. Fluttering in the wind, one might have caught sight of… Read more »