Monday, December 28, 2009

Best Books of 2009: Tallying The Short Story Collections Mentioned

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I said I wouldn't do this, but I couldn't help myself. Music and book blogger Largehearted Boy made it too easy to compile a list of...
Saturday, December 19, 2009

Gary Vaynerchuk, You Can't Crush Stories

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I think Gary Vaynerchuk is great. I love his store— Wine Library —and I admire his energy. His book Crush It sounds truly inspiring. But I ...
Thursday, December 10, 2009

Why You Should Take Yearend Best Books Lists With A Grain Of Salt

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I admit it. Last year, I was somewhat obsessed with the yearend best books lists, keeping track of and tallying the short story collection...
Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Book Design: Love In Infant Monkeys Writ Small

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A nother short story collection this year that has a design that caught my eye is Lydia Millet's Love in Infant Monkeys , p...
Saturday, December 5, 2009

Mystery Back Cover Revealed: John Grisham's Ford County

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The results are in. The unadorned back cover I previously posted belongs to none other than John Grisham's Ford County . Blogger Kathlee...
Friday, December 4, 2009

The Back Cover

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The back cover of this book is rather striking. Why? Because, aside from the UPC code, there's nothing on it. It's a recently publis...
Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Book Design: Flipping Through Pieces for The Left Hand

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We've received 76 entries for The Story Prize. Thanks to all who submitted books. That's a lot of short story collections, and we ha...