Books in Motion
Hunger Games – Suzanne Collins
Last week the last installment of The Hunger Games, Mockingjay, came out and sold over 450,000 copies. For those of you not familiar with the Young Adult series, the games is a distopian series told from the perspective of a 16-year-old girl who is chosen to participate in government enforced game to the death.... »
Essays – Wallace Shawn
For this week’s Books in Motion we bring you a WNYC interview with Wallace Shawn on his book Essays. Wallace Shawn is ‘hands down’ one of my favorite writers of all time. Most well known for his cameo appearances in television and film (inconceivable!), Wallace Shawn is, at heart, a playwright. His book of... »
Words of Advice For Young People – William S. Burroughs
And speaking of Burroughs… When I saw this in the list of related videos I just couldn’t pass it up. Spare Ass Annie, a collaboration between Burroughs and Michael Franti (before Spearhead, back when he was doing the Disposable Heroes of Hiphopricy). It is a brilliant album featuring a particularly entertaining version Words of... »
William Burroughs Shoots Shakespeare
For this week’s books in motion we bring you William Burroughs shooting Shakespeare. As the Book Bench suggested… doesn’t he seem like he’s having a little bit too much fun? »
Bill Murray Reads to Construction Workers
Last week in our News This Week segment we linked to an article on Bill Murray reading poetry to construction workers. This week, we realized we just couldn’t get enough of it. So here it is. Thanks to the Galley Cat blog for finding this amazing piece. »
Pictorial Webster’s: Inspiration to Completion
For this week’s books in motion we bring you a short documentary on the making of the Pictorial Webster’s. This book is a collection of every plate illustration (1500!) found in the original Webster’s Dictionary from the 19th century. Pictorial Webster’s: Inspiration to Completion from John Carrera on Vimeo. »
This One’s a Classic – Paul M. Davis
For this week’s books in motion we bring you a reading from Paul M. Davis. Paul lives in Chicago, but spent many of his formative years here in Santa Cruz. So many, in fact, that we still like to claim him as our own. From his site: Last night I performed a new short... »
The City & The City – China Miéville
Out next week is China Miéville’s The City & The City in paperback. A dystopian noir, this novel is one of Mieville’s finest. If you missed this in its hardcover release, come pick the paperback up on April 27th, and listen to Miéville talk about his novel below. Available April 27th The City &... »
How Books Are Made (then and now)
A several weeks ago we linked to the Seattle Pi blog postHow to Make a Book which featured the Encyclopedia Brittanica educational film Making Books from 1947. We like this film so much, that we’ve decided to feature it on our site as well. Compare it to the recent film from Alfred A. Knopf... »
Hunter S. Thompson on Customer Service
For this week’s books in motion we bring you Hunter S. Thompson and his customer service woes! (and of course, because it’s Hunter, there is considerable swearing) Thanks to the New York Magazine for finding it, and the New Yorker Book Bench blog for refering it. »
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