Publishing Insider

indies pick Pulitzer

A Jan. Indie Next Pick won the Pulitzer for fiction, and an original trade pb at that. Go Tinkers!

Melville House

A fantastic publisher with edgy, smart, quality books -- and they have a bestselling rediscovery in Every Man Dies Alone, written by a German soldier in the 40's.

the boys from Liverpool

I had forgotten just how good a song "We've Got to Hide Our Love Away Is." sigh.

weather music?

One of my guilty pleasures is the Weather Channel...and the music they play during the local forecast! I want that job! Heard recently: Little Wing and Green Onions. So great.

movie rant update

Whoops! It WAS renamed Pirate Radio here! And the critics hated it at its original 3 hr running length. But it's been cut to 2 hrs and I can't wait to see the outtakes. An ensemble gem with a few suspensions-of-belief needed, but worth it. Totally unbelievable ending and I didn't care!! Worth it for Philip Seymour Hoffman as the bearded DJ, Kenneth Branagh as a British bureaucratic fanatic, the music, and the character known as Thikc (sic) Kevin!!!!

best movie in awhile!!!!!

Caught The Boat that Rocked in a hotel room the other night....and it is FANTASTIC!!!! Terrible title - should've been called Pirate Radio - but a great story, great cast, GREAT music, and a feel-good ending...but a riot all along the way. Do NOT miss it; on dvd I'm sure.

the future of publishing

Bob Edwards, of the amazing voice and big brain, will be discussing the future of publishing all week on Sirius XM. Cathy Langer of Tattered Cover will be on this Wednesday.

It is VERY, VERY, VERY cool that books - and e-books - are such a hot topic!!! Good news for any and all - authors, us, the culture!!!!

Modern English

VH1 one hit wonders of the 80's a hoot. Esp. love Kashagoogoo and Modern English. And I've written here before about Tainted Love and the link between Soft Cell and TRex.

one of the good guys

Great news on the local book scene from Shelf Awareness; Perry is one of the smart, kind, good guys:

The Easthampton Star reported on the Montauk Book Store, Montauk, N.Y., which has been opened by Perry Haberman, former owner of the Madison Avenue Book Shop in New York City and president of the Montauk Library, and his wife, Cristina. The Habermans bought Barnacle Books last year and renovated the space. "I wanted to open a solid little bookshop," he told the paper. "Because of my involvement with the library, I know Montauk wants and needs a bookshop." esides general, children's, diet, gardening and cooking titles, the store has rotating displays of local artists' work and readings.

The Montauk Book Store is located at 37A the Plaza, Montauk, N.Y. 11954; 631-668-4599.

charge it

One of my favorite books of late is The Battery - an entertaining look at the little thing that powers so much of our technology.