IN THIS POST: Mark Doty, Laura Lippman, Kurt Andersen, Kate Bernheimer, John Wray. This is the seventeenth installment in a series of twenty posts announcing — in no particular order — which 100 stories will be collected in the Significant … Continue reading
One of our favorite S.O. buyers sent along these images documenting a rare convergence of Significant Object, author, and new owner. On the left, that’s Stewart O’Nan, whose Duck Tray story was an early highlight of Vol. 1 of this … Continue reading
Earlier this fall, in an interview with Significant Objects’ co-curator Rob Walker, MoMA’s Paola Antonelli called Rob an “object whisperer.” Amused and intrigued by this moniker, Randy Ludacer of Beach Packaging Design and the excellent packaging-criticism blog Box Vox, whipped … Continue reading
IN THIS POST: Tom McCarthy, Nathaniel Rich, Merrill Markoe, Matthew De Abaitua, and Matthew Battles. This is the sixteenth installment in a series of twenty posts announcing — in no particular order — which 100 stories will be collected in … Continue reading
More new titles added to our Book Shop: http://significantobjects.com/bookstore/ # Unusual vintage laboratory photos – Boing Boing http://t.co/oZdgetO [Is Josh's latest VISTA contraption depicted here? Perhaps, perhaps.] # Horribly disfigured porcelain dolls – Boing Boing http://t.co/hqh9Zc9 # Book cover postcards: … Continue reading
IN THIS POST: Heidi Julavits, Gary Panter, William Gibson, Victor Lavalle, Tom Vanderbilt. This is the fifteenth 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 POST: Stephen O’Connor, Colson Whitehead, Shelley Jackson, Scarlett Thomas, Nicholson Baker. This is the fourteenth installment in a series of twenty posts announcing — in no particular order — which 100 stories will be collected in the Significant … Continue reading
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.
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
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 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 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
