Daniel Handler on 9-11 and Love
Some people can say a whole lot in a small space. Here is Dan Handler, author of ADVERBS, my favorite book of the year.
Yours is the first novel I’ve read that seems to capture the post 9-11 American psyche. I’m not talking about the post-traumatic responses of survivors, but […]
Wade
Windows on the World, 9-11-01
R.I.P., my friend.
Question of the Week:
How has 9-11 changed you or your community?
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Wednesday’s guest will talk about this.
Daniel Handler’s alter-ego, Lemony Snicket, gets a lot of press for his SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS. And next month, my oldest son will interview Lemony about the final book in that series.
But […]
“The Status Quo’s Sure Looking Like It Needs A Good Smashing”
or
“This Town Needs An Enema!”
Everywhere you look these days, the overwhelming evidence points to there being a severe shortage of anything worth two shits offered to the public by the mainstream arts and culture community of Western society. The possible reasons for this are […]
Okay, let’s get right to it: I love Joey Porter. Steelers: 1 and 0.
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Isn’t the whole Kesey family wonderful? They’ve been very good to our family and we still owe them a favor for letting us crash at their place in Beijing for 2 weeks.
(Kesey, Green-Hand, Bach-Boy, me)
Let me just plug his book […]
A 5-year-old discusses the importance of her father’s book.
Very briefly, before I get to today’s interview, I want to tell you that I have a photo essay up at Brad Listi’s TheNervousBreakdown.com. It’s about my greyhound, Steve, and some other things. Okay, on to today’s show.
Chloe is five and she is one of my […]
Where do you create your art, write your stories, compose your music? Describe that space to me and how you inhabit it.
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On Wednesday, Roy Kesey will tackle this question with the help of his five-year-old daughter, who will also share some opinions about her father’s newly-published novella.
What is a novella, you ask?
Officially, a novella is […]
Introducing my webmaster, whom I adore: Terry Bain.
How would you describe the two books you’ve published?
Well, when I think about them, I call them “the dog book” and “the cat book.” So maybe I can get everyone else to think of them this way too. So, you know, then there’s just one dog book (You […]
Do you like the new digs?
Okay, I’m not done decorating yet but it’s been too long since I’ve had company so I opened the doors anyway. Welcome!
If you’ve been a regular reader of my blog, you can be pretty certain I’ve missed you. If you’re new here, welcome, and feel free to introduce yourself. It’s […]
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