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Django0 368 days ago
The very wacky Mark Crick has. His new book, Sartre's Sink: The Great Writers' Complete Book of DIY, is a wacky compendium of household tips, brought to you by the literary rich and famous. It's easier to see what I'm talking about, so go here to watch Crick in action.
Django0 368 days ago
This happened to Junot Diaz, author of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, who, while taking questions at a bar in New York's East Village, was subjected to this: “Excuse me, but — who are you?” Diaz's response, according to Paper Cuts, was both humble and charming:“Man, I’m just a writer.” I've been to many readings, and I agree with Paper Cuts: This was the most bizarre reading I've come across. You?
Django0 368 days ago
You better hurry, because only 99 copies of Michaelangelo: La Dotta Mano are available at the low introductory price of about $158,000 Cdn. Sure, it may sound expensive, but it comes with a 500-year warranty and is bound in velvet and marble. It also takes about six months to make, so unfortunately, you're too late for Christmas. "This book is meant as a provocation," Marilena Ferrari, the Italian publisher, told the Associated Press. "Books are being destroyed by the Internet, they're losing their identity -- it's the modern, Internet version of burning books. Today, things last so little before they disappear." Order now and they'll throw in a paint chip from the Sistine Chapel.
