Tag Archives: books

Quote Du Jour

Posted on October 27, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Have you run into the Frenchman Jean Raspail? Back in 1973 he published a notorious book called “Camp of the Saints,” a dystopian/apocalyptic novel about Western Civ getting overrun by 3rd worlders. He was much-mocked and derided, … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics and Economics | Tagged books, immigration, Jean Raspail, un-PC | 8 Comments

Book-Reading Today

Posted on October 25, 2013 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Although these days I do probably 90% of my reading on the computer, and although I enjoy being a little irreverent about books — good Lord, can’t some people get mighty sentimental about books! — I’ve nonetheless … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing, Computers, Technology, The Good Life | Tagged audiobooks, books, ebooks, life today, technology | 8 Comments

yeah baby

Posted on October 25, 2013 by Glynn Marshes

Glynn Marshes writes: I read Pamela Des Barres’ memoir, “I’m With the Band: Confessions of a Groupie” shortly after it was published in the mid-80s. Here’s a new interview with her that’s a fun read and which includes her reflections … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing, Music, Performers | Tagged books, Music, Pamela Des Barres | 3 Comments

Literary v Mainstream

Posted on April 6, 2013 by Glynn Marshes

Glynn Marshes writes: How much of the difference between the two comes down to whether any of the characters is “likeable”? (Struck me after an offline friend remarked that she disliked “The Great Gatsby” because she didn’t like any of … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing | Tagged books | 9 Comments

“Can Job,” by Kirsten Mortensen

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: I had a lot of fun reading Kirsten Mortensen’s comic novel “Can Job.” It’s about a prominent can opener company from the city of Borschtchester, New York, which is hoping to expand into the digital sphere. … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing, Humor | Tagged books, Can Job, kirsten mortensen | 6 Comments

Blowing Up the Fantasy Bubble: A Review of Kirk Hammett’s “Too Much Horror Business” (and More)

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: One of the best gifts I received this past Christmas: Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett’s book covering his extensive horror collection. It’s called “Too Much Horror Business” (after a song by New Jersey punk band The Misfits), … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing, Commercial art, Movies, Music, Personal reflections | Tagged Alan Lomax, Bela Lugosi, Black Sabbath, books, Boris Karloff, Brothers Grimm, Charles Darwin, Collecting, Dennis Muren, Famous Monsters of Filmland, Film, Forrest J Ackerman, George Lucas, Harold Ramis, Harry Smith, Heavy Metal, Henri Langlois, horror, Industrial Light and Magic, Jan Svankmajer, Joe Dante, Jurassic Park, Kirk Hammett, Metallica, Monster Kids, movies, Peter Jackson, Phil Tippett, Punk, Ray Harryhausen, Rick Baker, Sam Raimi, Science Fiction, Star Wars, Steven Spielberg, The Misfits, Too Much Horror Business, Universal Horror | 13 Comments

Jack Donovan’s “The Way of Men”

Posted on February 2, 2013 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: I enjoyed Jack Donovan’s book about manliness, “The Way of Men.” The title has a dual significance. On the one hand it frames the book as an investigation into what it means to be a man … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing, Politics and Economics, Sex, Women men and fashion | Tagged books, evo-bio, Evolutionary Biology, Jack Donovan, Manliness, Masculinity, Men, Red Pill, The Way of Men | 8 Comments

Sailer on Broyard and “Passing”

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Steve Sailer has been writing (and leading discussions) about the topic of “passing” — the way some black people “pass” as white. (See here, here, here and here.) One of his examples has been the late writer … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing, Science | Tagged Anatole Broyard, books, publishing, race, Steve Sailer | 8 Comments

Food fight!

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Glynn Marshes

Glynn Marshes writes: Trouble on the literary scene! A couple of Brit writers–RJ Ellory and Stephen Leather–were caught posting sock puppet reviews on Amazon. Their probable undoing: they didn’t stop at giving their own books 5 stars. They also posted … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing | Tagged book reviews, books, writing | 3 Comments

A Way with Words

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Fenster

Fenster writes: The term rhetoric is an evocative one for an Ivy wannabe like me. It summons up all the mysterious virtues of a classical education, the kind of education that some of the co-authors on this blog suffered through … Continue reading →