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Yesterday, Garner (which Jill has been monitoring on the Amazon charts and, based on her detailed analysis, has declared a major hit). Today??? Yes, you have to go there. It will be worth it, we promise. But we’ll give you a clue this time: we keep mixing this author up with the dude from Varnaline. […]

For those who find nothing more satisfying than looking up words (and then looking up more words), the Oxford English Dictionary (or as we call it chez Booksquare, Our Beloved OED) is offering free look-ups. Oh sure, there’s a catch, there’s always a catch. We are waiting for the fine OED folks to contact us […]

We just wanted to let you know that the Winter 2006 LitBlog Co-Op choice, Garner by Kristen Allio is available at Powell’s with a 30% discount. Be the first kid on your block to have your copy! How long has it been since you picked up a book that made time disappear? How long has […]

The books have been read, debated, considered, and — most importantly — voted upon. The LitBlog C0-Op has made its Winter 2006 selection. Other nominees will be revealed throughout the week, and the Co-Op has a full calendar of book-related events planned to keep you warm this season. Yeah, we’re making you hit the LitBlog […]

So we’re tooling along, minding our own business, sort of thinking we should get started with work with this morning, then, thwap!, slap in the face. Buried in the lead of what was supposed to be a puff piece about Amy Tan taking over as literary editor of the Los Angeles Times Magazine is news […]

A not-so-secret BS secret is that we have serious weakness for geeky guys. The dopier, dweebier, nerdier, the better. That’s not to imply that Edrants or his “friend”, Bat Segundo, are nerds, but, heck, they interviewed Chris Elliott. Yeah, that Chris Elliott. Subjects Discussed: Lack of sleep from both parties, the lure of money, the […]

The powers behind BS are cheap and easy (mostly easy), and when a friend says, “Hey, I’m teaching some online courses at Writer’s Digest, can you give me a shout-out?”, we say, “Uh, sure, what’s in it for us?” Nothing as it turns out, but that’s never stopped our fingers from posting, posting, posting. Longtime […]

For those who were curious about 2005’s bestsellers but didn’t actually want to do research, we have come to your aid! Bookstandard has compiled the list and checked it twice. Now all you have to do is study the list and make some sort of sense of it all. We wish you luck — please […]

We are not going to name names, but we know some publishers, music labels, and studios who engage in a little game. The rules are simple: Locate a review of your latest masterpiece. Run around the house/office, trying to find your sharpest scissors. Sit down in a comfortable chair and read the review. Do not […]

It’s not just because of Fup. Store Cat. Though that would be good enough. It’s stuff like this that brings joy to our little black heart: This edition of our newsletter is sponsored by the semicolon. Friends, are you tired of all those surly periods, persistent question marks, and annoying exclamation points? Extend the life […]