May 2010
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TNB GETS A MENTION IN THE LA TIMES
I moderated the Q&A portion of Chuck Palahniuk’s reading at Largo here in Los Angeles last night. A lotta fun.
The Nervous Breakdown co-sponsored the event in conjunction with Tyson Cornell’s Rare Bird Lit.
A nice write-up by Carolyn Kellogg in the LA Times can be found here.
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THE VIEW FROM THE WEST - VOL. 2
A few words about readings.
Authors and poets standing up in front of people and reading from their work.
I have it in my head that a good reading should take on the character of its town. Meaning: a New York reading should be different than a New Orleans reading. A Seattle reading should be different than a Portland reading. A Chicago reading should be different than an Austin ...
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THE VIEW FROM THE WEST - VOL. 1
Lauren Cerand gave me the idea for this. We were talking recently. The subject turned to publishing. Specifically, it turned to “The Future of Publishing,” as most conversations in BookWorld tend to turn these days when “where to procure cyanide tablets” isn’t the main point of focus. From there we started talking about The Nervous Breakdown and its humble...