The Magnetic Fields are hitting the road in a few days — if you’re in Minneapolis, Madison, Dallas, Austin, Boulder, Raleigh, Jersey City, Philly, Columbus or DC, come visit me at the merch booth. Check House of Tomorrow for details. We made a 3-D poster to sell alongside the t-shirts and vinyl and every poster [...]
Author Archives: Emma Straub
From the Dossier Bookshelf: Who Can Save Us Now?
July 30, 2008 – 8:15 am
So, you went to see The Dark Knight, but still feel the deep need for a superhero or two in your life? Pick up a copy of the new superhero-themed anthology Who Can Save Us Now?, edited by writers Owen King and John McNally. The book has 22 stories, each of them about a brand-new [...]
Worth the Hype
July 7, 2008 – 12:01 pm
Sometimes I put off reading the books that everyone is reading just because I’m envious. For example: Nell Freudenberger’s Lucky Girls, all of Jonathan Safran Foer, etc. Jhumpa Lahiri was also on that list. However, due to several smart people, I decided to actually buy Lahiri’s new collection, Unaccustomed Earth. I read the whole thing [...]
Best Purchase of 2008-2013
June 2, 2008 – 10:54 pm
When I was in Los Angeles in March, I spent a good deal of time in Skylight Books, the superlative independent bookstore in Los Feliz. In addition to their excellent fiction, non-fiction, art books and (of course) magazines, Skylight also carries the handiest item this side of the Pacific — Tamara Shopsin’s 5 Year Diary.
From the Dossier Bookshelf
June 2, 2008 – 10:44 pm
What It Is, the new book by super fantastic cartoonist and writer Lynda Barry, just hit the bookstores. The book is a combination of utterly down-to-earth writing exercises and Barry’s collages, both of which are well worth the price of the book. I used an excerpt from the book in my class last semester, and [...]
