Superagent Andrew (“The Jackal”) Wylie disses the e-book and modern publishing’s “wild weekend in Las Vegas approach” to book acquisition in the Wall Street Journal Magazine. But the best part is an online slide show depicting Wylie’s journey from a wild-eyed hippie cabbie in 1971 to the uberwasp wheeler-dealer that he is today.
The Jackal Speaks
Poetry of Misplacement
Recommended Reading: Daisy Fried's poem in the new issue of Grey Magazine, "Where Not to Put Things." "Failed poems about sex, ball of yarn/twists from pink to green/to tangerine."
Longlist Released for the Guardian First Book Award
The Guardian picked its longlist for the 15th annual First Book Award, and it features selections from both NoViolet Bulawayo and Donal Ryan – two authors named to this year’s Booker Longlist as well.
The Steve Jobs Memory
As a result of Wednesday night's tragic news, the release date of Walter Isaacson's forthcoming Steve Jobs has been pushed forward to October 24th. It already holds the #1 spot on Amazon.
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Bio Unbound
At Salon, Cornel Bonca reviews Roth Unbound, a new “hybrid” biography of Roth that New Yorker staff writer Claudia Roth Pierpont wrote after months of interviews. Although the book glosses over Roth’s personal flaws, it gives a great overview of his work, Bonca writes.
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More on Maxwell’s
A few weeks ago, our own Nick Moran wrote about the closing of Maxwell’s, a Hoboken landmark that doubles as a restaurant and concert space. Now, at The Paris Review Daily, Josh Lieberman goes to the venue’s last Feelies concert, pointing out that “in no way is Maxwell’s an ideal place to see a show, except that it is.”
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Dubai: The Richest Playground on Earth
The third installment in Richard Bentley’s sweet Dubai timelapse video series is live for your viewing pleasure. (And here are parts one and two in case you missed them.)
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