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I’m really enjoying the Guided by Voices book that we’re working on at the moment. So much so that another short extract couldn’t do any harm, right? *** It’s tempting to make a myth out of the Guided by Voices story, to turn the reality (like any reality always more messy and vibrant than the […]

Oh, and if you want to sample some more entries from Michael Gray’s new book, you’ll be able to do so, all next week, right here.

Just wanted to say thanks to everyone who’s sent in an entry for the Under-21 writing competition – it’s going to be great fun reading all of these, and not easy choosing a winner, to be published in this book. Also, who knew that the kids were so into Phil Ochs? We’re off to see

Yesterday evening Dan Leroy, author of our Beastie Boys book, was on “Coffee Break for Heroes & Villains” on WFMU – talking about Paul’s Boutique, and playing a whole bunch of demos, B-sides, Dust Brothers/Matt Dike material, and more. You can see the playlist for the show, and listen to it archived here.

On the flight back from New Orleans today (which turned into a mini-ordeal, thanks to the East Coast weather mess), I finished reading Then We Came to the End, by Joshua Ferris. It’s a galley proof we picked up at Book Expo a few weeks ago – a debut novel that’s not due to be

Just got back from a weekend in New Orleans, at the American Library Association’s annual convention. The city seemed, in many ways, back to its usual self – except dramatically scaled back. So many stores, restaurants, bars, simply aren’t open any more. Still, we did our best to spend some money while we were there,

It’s early days yet, but The Bob Dylan Encyclopedia‘s initial review coverage (reproduced below, in brief, with sideswipes surgically removed) is very promising. *** Magnificent…won’t just astonish readers with its detail about Dylan’s work…contains so many insights and refutes so many myths about the rock ‘n’ roll era in general that it’s invaluable as both

Overheard in NYC, Saturday June 17th, 12.52pm: Stranger no.1: “What the hell are those?”Stranger no.2: “I think they’re all novels about albums.”Stranger no.1: “Why would anyone do that?”

Another of the books we’ll be publishing in September/October is Marc Woodworth’s paean to Bee Thousand. It’s the first book in the series to include a sonnet – not altogether surprising, considering that Marc is also the author of this book. Marc’s GBV book also includes a lengthy essay by Bob Pollard, some delightful fan

This is truly exciting: as of today, The Bob Dylan Encyclopedia is on sale at Amazon.com, and from many other fine booksellers. If you’re in two minds about buying one, go to a bookstore, find a copy, and hold it in your hands for a few seconds. Feel the heft of it. See the way