Now in stock, the brilliant new collection of stories by Dan Chaon. Published 7th February.
The latest McSweeney's with a poem from Bolano and a piece of Elmore Leonard.
A new collection of short stories from Tessa Hadley. The often unexpected, calmly told. Lovely cover too. Now watch them bork the paperback.
Lovely weed-fueled ramble across Britain in the dark. Fireworks, football, a bit of shagging, It could have been the worst thing I've ever read (not that not fond of all of the above). But it's not, it's good. Buy it for your boyfriend
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Buy a signed copy of Mark's very funny book.
One way or another the end of the world is coming. Beautifully, individually signed by Steven Appleby and Art Lester.
“In his own danceless life he couldn’t imagine anyone laughing on a November dawn but here it was. He tried to dismiss the image of three nude girls in the same bed but it was like trying not to think of a white horse.” Pete Dexter quoting Jim Harrison in his glorious review for the NYT.
Geoff Dyer's book of the year (The Guardian 26th Nov) It has a ramshackle loquacity, a down-home hyper-eloquence and an off-the-wallishness that is almost lapidary... And now James Wood reviews it in the New Yorker.
Books from America here
'Happy is a strong word.' The new, brilliantly written, novel from Dan Chaon.
Back then it was always sandals, bottom half of a flower-print bikini, faded Country Joe and the Fish Tshirt.
Wonderfully playful picture book featuring Tiny, Moonpie and Andre. Signed copies available.
Well aware that no animal has ever been sued for libel, Cheeta, star of Tarzan and Doctor Doolittle, tells it as it really was. Naughty boy.
Learn more about The Mousehunter - read the first chapter, buy a signed copy with exclusive free badge here.
Now with added Booker and Costa. This is what I said in February. here
If you haven't already visited the website for this book, go there now.
I woke up in a foreign armpit. Buy a signed copy here
The London boozer fully explained. Now smoke free. The funniest fucking book you will read all year. So funny in fact, that Steven Hunt is not allowed to carry a copy on public transport. Buy here
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Brilliant cover for the latest edition of The Believer containing an article on A History of Literature Created by Erasure, Collage, Omission, and White Out rightly beginning in 1966 with Tom Philips' Humument in which the artist makes art from a Victorian novel bought on Peckham Rye.
We have a copy of the limited edition 1998 hardback for sale, still sealed and never opened, including a hand-coloured signed print. A snip at £125.00
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Two favorite items in one post. Thanks for this reminder about the good things in life. (It's January. I'm glum.)
Posted by: sarahsbooks | January 19, 2012 at 09:58 PM
Sarah, I'm glum too, can you tell? I was in NY this time last year and would love to be back there now. x
Posted by: JonathanM | January 19, 2012 at 10:36 PM
Now I've heard of Erasure but the others escape me. Are they electronic influenced 80s pop bands too?
Posted by: Jamie | February 03, 2012 at 03:30 PM