First off, please forgive the video quality here. I was trying a new recording method, which obviously didn't work that well. Here is another Wordless Book Reviews episode. Here I review four books using only sound effects and facial expressions. The books: Ella Minnow Pea: a Novel in Letters by Mark Dunn, Emporium: Stories by Adam Johnson, In the Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives by Steven Levy, and The Book of Lazarus by Richard Grossman.
First off, please forgive the video quality here. I was trying a new recording method, which obviously didn't work that well. With this episode, I've opted for brevity. Here I review four books using only sound effects and facial expressions. The books: The Little Sleep by Paul Tremblay, Damned by Chuck Palahniuk, Seeing by Jose Saramago, and The Moral Landscape by Sam Harris.
Here, in this part 2 of a 2 part-er, I look at a few examples of book design: Cover Alteration, Slipcases, and Integral Design. Examples include Donna Tartt's The Secret Friend, Chuck Palahniuk's Diary, Douglas Coupland's The Gum Thief, Mark Z. Danielewski's Only Revolutions and House of Leaves, Adam Novy's Avian Gospels, Chip Kidd's The Learners, and a collection of three Tim Hall books. View part one here.
A few nights ago, some Kansas City authors put together a reading at the Czar Bar (which has a damn amazing hamburger, fyi) at which I read my non-fiction piece "Strippers with Your Son." Extra special to the event is that I began my reading with a sing-along to Jason Webley's "Drinking Song." So, if you love true tales about strippers, father/son on stripper action, and bloody strippers, the watch this video. Other featured authors from the night include Gordon Highland, Phil Jourdan, Hampton Stevens, Hollie Hayes, and Brandon Tietz.
In this episode I examine two examples of book design: the die-cut cover and the photo finish (or ImageWrap) while touching on the the embossed hardcover. Examples include Denis Johnson's Nobody Move, Chuck Palahniuk's Rant, Donna Tartt's The Little Friend, Tim Etchells' The Broken World, Brian Evenson's Baby Leg, and Will Christopher Baer's Hell's Half Acre.
With two Kansas City area readings coming up, and a few people asking me what the heck an author reading is, I decided to make this quick video, as a bumper of sorts, to preface any future events. If this doesn't get people in the door, what the hell will? What are the upcoming events? Glad you asked. Here: $@!# Authors Say, May 24th The How's My Hair Author Reading, May 26th
