RT @YoungAmerican S.O. contributor Todd Levin on Jordan, Jesse, Go http://bit.ly/aSEVSe # Via @nprnews: Sci-Fi’s Cory Doctorow Separates Self-Publishing Fact From Fiction | http://t.co/zy84Q3t # Stuff found in used books, collected and blogged: http://www.forgottenbookmarks.com/ # 50 most hated characters in … Continue reading
… from your friends at Significant Objects. PS: Speaking of Halloween, over at HiLobrow today, S.O.s Joshua Glenn reveals the secret of Boo Berry’s weird new skin flap.
IN THIS UPDATE: Ben Ehrenreich, Gabriel Levinson. 1) Ben Ehrenreich has an essay on the violence in Mexico in the October 14 issue of the London Review of Books [subscribers only], a long article about death in the November issue … Continue reading
Portland, OR-based eBay seller “kamoh” recently listed a travel alarm clock, and also a leaf-shaped stapler (with ladybug), for auction. The stapler’s item description contains a note from an Elf whose forest was laid off; also included in the item … Continue reading
IN THIS POST: Matt Klam, Benjamin Percy, Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer, Josh Kramer, Annie Nocenti. This is the thirteenth installment in a series of twenty posts announcing — in no particular order — which 100 stories will be collected in the Significant … Continue reading
IN THIS UPDATE: Matthew Sharpe, Sari Wilson. 1) Matthew Sharpe continues to tour in support of his new novel, You Were Wrong. Monday, October 25, 7:00 pm. Reading at Book People 603 N. Lamar, Austin, TX 78703 Tuesday, November 9, … Continue reading
Lamps that look like books: http://tumblr.com/xr4mlh5pg # Only a few hours left to back Hypothetical Development project on Kickstarter… http://kck.st/dqyDpC # T-shirts of vintage book covers – Boing Boing http://t.co/JdjqrVO via @boingboing # Chris Wright's paintings of commonplace objects that … Continue reading
IN THIS POST: Blake Butler, Ben Katchor, Ben Ehrenreich, Amy Fusselman, Adam Davies. This is the twelfth installment in a series of twenty posts announcing — in no particular order — which 100 stories will be collected in the Significant … Continue reading
Dear readers: A select number of you have not only enjoyed reading our stories, you have won auctions and obtained actual Significant Objects. A Google News Alert received today at S.O. Headquarters (South) leads to this vital information from an … Continue reading
When I was at SXSW, earlier this year, I met Raina Lee, author of Hit Me With Your Best Shot: The Ultimate Guide To Karaoke Domination. She told me about this blog she was starting, the Infinite Garage Project. The … Continue reading
IN THIS UPDATE: Christine Hill, Joshua Glenn. 1) Earlier this month, Christine Hill‘s project Volksboutique transformed into a Berlin shop. The primary activity will be an updated version of her Armory Apothecary from 2009 [pictured above]. The shop features an … Continue reading
IN THIS POST: Dan Chaon, Colleen Werthmann, Christine Hill, Charles Baxter, Bob Powers. This is the eleventh installment in a series of twenty posts announcing — in no particular order — which 100 stories will be collected in the Significant … Continue reading
Case Studies in Successful Self-Publishing: "To Slow Down the Time" – The Awl http://t.co/DCKSx6I # Horse Bust + Beth Lisick story, our last Root Division-benefit auction. Heating up, ends today. http://bit.ly/blKnf5 # Marriage, Memories, and 'The Morning News': Rosecrans Baldwin … Continue reading
IN THIS UPDATE: Nomi Kane, Jeff Turrentine, Terese Svoboda. *** 1) Terese Svoboda is reading today (October 17) at KGB with Ben Greenman and Matthew Salesses, 8:00 p.m. *** 2) Nomi Kane just finished co-editing and contributing to a new … Continue reading
IN THIS POST: Douglas Wolk, Dan Reines, Deb Olin, David Shields, Doug Dorst. *** This is the tenth installment in a series of twenty posts announcing — in no particular order — which 100 stories will be collected in the … Continue reading
Emily Spivack writes to let us know about Worn Stories, a website where she’s publishing stories about clothing and memory. She explains: “Every item of clothing we wear has a story behind it — perhaps it was passed on to … Continue reading
[This past Saturday night, the above object was revealed to the audience at the first-ever Significant Objects live event. Anyone brave enough to play along had 10 minutes to invent fresh Significance for this $1 thrift-store item. Seven rose to … Continue reading
IN THIS UPDATE: Kate Bernheimer, Michael Atkinson, Matthew Wells. 1) As we reported in August, Kate Bernheimer is very busy. Here are a few updates: October 16, Boston Book Festival, fairy-tale reading and discussion with Kathryn Davis, Kelly Link, and … Continue reading
