The titles published by Chicago’s Featherproof Books to date have ranged from art-world satire to graphic design showcases to surreal evocations of the South. Their “Light Readingâ€� series of minibooks includes work from Kevin Sampsell, Elizabeth Crane, Patrick Somerville, and Nathaniel Rich (and, full disclosure, me). 2009 finds Featherproof expanding, with both Paper Egg Books’ … Continue reading
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Me @ Volume 1- Coming Soon to a Lower East Side Near You*
- Afternoon Bites: Chris Andrews on translation, Hot Lit Mags, James Sturm on Jack Kirby, and more
- Notes on Quentin Rowan, Yeti, and Bits of Spy Novels
- Reviewed: “Sister Stop Breathing” by Chiara Barzini
- Afternoon Bites: William S. Burroughs in pop culture, “Angelmaker” gets a trailer , 90s hardcore and Skrillex, and more
March 12, 2009, Author: , 1 Comment
Tags:: featherproof, Jonathan Messinger, publishing, Thursday Agitation
The Thursday Agitation: Jonathan Messinger
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February 24, 2009, Author: , Leave a comment
Tags:: Idiocracy, media, publishing, Wall-E
notes on beloved films + shambolic futures
Categories: Books, Film, Live, People, Politics, Rocket Fuel, SXSW2008, Thursday, UncategorizedTags:: Idiocracy, media, publishing, Wall-E
Saw Idiocracy last week. I find myself thinking it would make a fine double bill with WALL-E: each depicts a future in which aspects of modern culture have spun out of control, leading to mammoth piles of garbage, an unholy fusion of big business with government, and an agriculturally barren landscape. One’s a cult classic, … Continue reading
January 23, 2009, Author: , Leave a comment
Tags:: Books, Paper Hero Press, publishing, Sam Fink
winner: most memorable book title
Categories: BooksTags:: Books, Paper Hero Press, publishing, Sam Fink
Sam Fink’s I Am Going to Clone Myself Then Kill the Clone and Eat It. I know nothing about this book, but I’m very tempted to send Paper Hero Press twelve dollars right now.
January 23, 2009, Author: , Leave a comment
Tags:: Blake Butler, Design, featherproof, publishing, zach plague
reading on reading: blake butler on design
Categories: Books, DesignTags:: Blake Butler, Design, featherproof, publishing, zach plague
Over at his blog, Blake Butler has a fine post up on the cover design process for his forthcoming novel Scorch Atlas. From said post: Zach from Featherproof and Bleached Whale Design asked me if I had an idea of what I wanted the book to look like, and I said something like one of … Continue reading
December 23, 2008, Author: , Leave a comment
Tags:: Books, e-reader, publishing, Scroll Motion
book links: 23 december
Categories: BooksTags:: Books, e-reader, publishing, Scroll Motion
As a preface to a theoretical longer installment in my ongoing internal debate about e-reader software*, I’d like to offer up two links to articles on Scroll Motion, a company working on translating books to the iPhone. One comes from Publishers Weekly; the other, Maud Newton. My gut feeling — contrary to Gregory Cowles’s thoughts … Continue reading
December 17, 2008, Author: , Leave a comment
Tags:: Books, publishing
book links: 17 december
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Holiday guides from the fine people at Conversational Reading and Bookslut are now up. Molly Templeton adds her thought and perspective on the recent changes and layoffs in publishing. HTML Giant extends its Secret Santa program. On Featherproof‘s site yesterday, caught sight of a link to a new offering from them called Paper Egg Books. … Continue reading
December 3, 2008, Author: , 1 Comment
Tags:: Books, MobyLives, publishing
reading on reading: mobylives
Categories: Books, UncategorizedTags:: Books, MobyLives, publishing
Lately, I’ve been reading MobyLives, the recently revived blog run by the folks at Melville House. There’s a generally contrarian angle to some of the coverage of publishing — particularly on the impact of electronic readers — which makes for a valuable perspective. In particular, their post on Google’s agreement with the Author’s Guild and … Continue reading