Quill and Quire

by Stuart Woods

Dissing God

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Publicists take note: Sometimes the best way to lift a book out of obscurity is by harnessing the tireless outrage of religious fundamentalists. The Guardian's Alison Flood is reporting how a group of Christian extremists ... Read More »

December 10, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

Bookmarks: Quotes galore!

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A lopsided Sierpinski gasket. David Foster Wallace discussing his then recently published breakthrough Infinite Jest, in a 1996 interview with radio host Michael Silverblatt. No city I know, certainly not New York, has this variety ... Read More »

November 28, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news

The birth of comedy

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There's nothing new under the sun, especially in the hackneyed world of comedy. As the BBC reports, a book containing jokes that date back to the 4th century BC riffs on such shopworn topics as ... Read More »

November 14, 2008 | Filed under: Book news