Thursday, November 18, 2010
The Petting Zoo by Jim Carroll
Jim Carroll has had his final work The Petting Zoo released. Cover art by Raymond Pettibon. More information here>>>>>>> JIM CARROLL
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Friday, November 5, 2010
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Good article at Arthur Magazine.....
Douglas Rushkoff talks about his new book, the death of the publishing industry as we know it, and the new ways for the better or worse which we will read books. Check it! ARTHUR MAGAZINE
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douglas rushkoff
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Book Friendzy! in conversation with Darren Sutherland at the Strand Bookstore-Rare Book Room
A conversation with Darren Sutherland, manager of the Rare Book Room at The Strand Bookstore in NYC
Monday, September 13, 2010
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Book Friendzy! goes to Washington D.C.
Book Friendzy! went to Washington DC this week so Jason could get a cast put on a fractured wrist after getting hit by a car while bicycling in NYC. During the overnight stay at a hostel, Jason discovered what was available for travelers who were looking for a book to read.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Friday, July 16, 2010
Book Friendzy! meets "The Matisse Enthusiast"
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Book Friendzy! on a Hot Summer Day in Brooklyn......
July 6th, 2010. Brooklyn,102 degrees. On a day of record breaking heat Book Friendzy! searches for the "real summer reader".
An Investigation of the NYPL...July 2010
Book Friendzy! searches the stacks of the New York Public Library for books and writers who have had excessive media scrutiny and exposure.
Saturday, July 3, 2010
Friday, July 2, 2010
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Books of the Week
Peter Matthiessen I have been on a double header with Peter Matthiessen. I have been reading Sal Si Puedes and this weekend I found a hardbound copy of In The Spirit Of Crazy Horse.
I learned as the sun was coming up this morning that The Paris Review which Matthiessen was a founder of was financed by the C.I.A. Strange. Apparently Plimpton and Matthiessen were both recruited out of college...
I learned as the sun was coming up this morning that The Paris Review which Matthiessen was a founder of was financed by the C.I.A. Strange. Apparently Plimpton and Matthiessen were both recruited out of college...
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Friday, June 4, 2010
Book Friendzy! in conversation with Lauren Child
During our visit to London in May we had the pleasure to sit down in conversation with author and artist Lauren Child. She is the the prolific creator of more than thirty books including the Charlie and Lola series, and the Clarice Bean novels. Please visit her fantastic website for more information! In part one of our discussion, Lauren talks about her beginnings as a writer and illustrator, and details her creative process. Enjoy!
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Charlie and Lola,
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Lauren Child
Monday, May 31, 2010
Back In NYC editing/picnicing
I remember on this Memorial Day 2010, books I read in 2008/2009. Not pleasant reading to say the least but well worth the effort. Out of Gas: The End of the Age of Oil was an excellent fast read which gives the scientifically challenged an idea of what energy is and how it applies to us. It is written by David Goodstein, a Cal Tech Physics Professor. The Long Emergency by James Howard Kunstlerasks the reader to consider what the world will be like in the aftermath of peak oil. It is fascinating in its hypothesis, and if even a small portion of what the author predicts comes to pass, we are all in for a big uncomfortable change. Happy Memorial Day.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Book Week in NYC
it is Book Week in NYC....Look HERE for some events you might be interested in.................................!
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
JG Ballard Millennium People
JG Ballard's Millennium People took place in the Chelsea Harbor area of London. I found the book in a charity shop in Peckham for a quid fifty, but left it behind for somebody else. I'll look for it in NYC. I ended up getting a tiny Penguin edition of A Season in Hell instead for twenty p.
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JG Ballard,
Millennium People,
Rimbaud,
Season in Hell
Book Friendzy! in conversation with Alex Robbins
Alex Robbins was born in Northern California in 1978 - he now lives and works in London. In 2006 he received an MFA from Goldsmiths College. Since graduating he has participated in shows in the UK and abroad. Book Friendzy! visits with the artist in his East London studio. Enjoy.
Monday, May 17, 2010
Help the New York Library
The politicians have the NYPL in their sites to cut their budget... Why is there nobody who can do the right thing in politics? Go here to donate SAVE THE LIBRAY
Monday, May 10, 2010
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Book Friendzy! U.K. vol. 1
Yesterday Book Friendzy! was in The National Gallery drinking tea after a slow walk through the Charing Cross book shops. This chap looked a bit relaxed but had a book, so we decided to take a closer look.
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jan morris,
national gallery london,
venice
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Book Friendzy! in conversation with TinaMachina
Book Friendzy! caught up with photographer Tina Schula in the springtime park to find out what she has been reading....
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Monday, April 26, 2010
Book Friendzy! in conversation with Beverly Flannory
Book Friendzy! says congratulations to soon be F.I.T. design graduate Beverly Flannory who sat down with us and discussed the Brothers Grimm and reading on her iTouch which currently holds an astounding 23,000 books! Check out Beverly's blog here
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Book Friendzy! visits Film Noir Video in Greenpoint Brooklyn
I recently checked in with Will Malitek, owner and founder of Film Noir Video in Greenpoint Brooklyn. This is one of my favorite destinations in the neighborhood. A place to go to pick up a good film or record. One can also have a great conversation about arcane film subjects or musical genres such as psych, krautrock, or prog, in an enthusiastic unpretentious environment-a rarity in these parts! Enjoy....!
A Crack in the Cosmic Egg
Tapestry Of Delights
A Crack in the Cosmic Egg
Tapestry Of Delights
Monday, April 19, 2010
Book Friendzy! in conversation with Julian Gross
Book Friendzy! caught up with Julian Gross at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on sunday night after The Liars finished a set in support of their new album Sisterworld. Julian elaborates on the reading habits of a touring musician. Enjoy
Monday, April 12, 2010
Book Friendzy! in conversation with Mindy Ryu
Book Friendzy! in discussion with designer/art director Mindy Ryu at McGolrick Park in Greenpoint Brooklyn on a lovely spring sunday afternoon.
Friday, April 9, 2010
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Alain gets Punk Picasso
Book Friendzy! offers ecstatic congratulations to Alain Levitt and Kama Geary on their recent marriage! I was with Alain last night when he opened a very nice wedding gift, Punk Picasso by Larry Clark.
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Saturday, April 3, 2010
Strugatsky Brothers
I have been searching for old copies of the works of the Strugatsky Brothers. The only copy of Roadside Picnic in the NYPL is available in the research library. For all who don't know, this is the book which would be made into the film "The Stalker" by
Andrei Tarkovsky
Andrei Tarkovsky
Book Friendzy! in conversation with Darren Bader
Last night I noticed artist Darren Bader carrying a book under his jacket as he was getting ready to leave Bacaro in downtown NYC. Here is our brief conversation.
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slavoj zizek,
the plague of fantasies
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Book Friendzy! in conversation with Andrew Kuo
Jason P. Grisell from Book Friendzy! has a streetside chat with artist Andrew Kuo on the subjects of books, sports, and writing. Enjoy!
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Pauline Oliveros
I had the opportunity last week to work with legendary composer Pauline Oliveros at Columbia University. I had a chat with her about books and what she has been reading. Unfortunately I didn't have my video recorder during our conversation. Pauline said she hasn't had as much time as of late to read as much as she has in the past because of intense work commitments. She is an enthusiastic supporter of the Kindle, and one of the first that I have met since i have started this site. She is currently reading Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain, by Oliver Sacks, and highly recommends it.
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deep listening,
kindle,
oliver sacks,
pauline oliveros
Thursday, March 25, 2010
New Book 112th and Broadway-8:37 in the AM
This morning i picked up this collection on the recommendation of a street-seller on Broadway and 112th. This man had a strong take on the genre of sci-fi which i wish i had captured on video. Perhaps another time. His main point: "science fiction's function should be to question what effect does technology have on humans." Indeed.
Harlan Ellison
Harlan Ellison
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Book Friendzy! with Peter Fonda
Book Friendzy! asks "The Easy Rider" Peter Fonda what he has been reading lately. Most importantly he tells us: "Don't stop reading"! Indeed....
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jeannette walls,
peter fonda,
the glass castle
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Saturday, March 13, 2010
William Gibson On the Art of Writing
>I suspect I have spent just about exactly as much time actually writing as the average person my age has spent watching television, and that, as much as anything, may be the real secret here.
-William Gibson
-William Gibson
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Friday, March 5, 2010
La Peste-The Plague
I found this a few days ago uptown. I think it might be a perfect copy of The Plague. It looks as if rats have been eating it.
Sherman Alexie up for PEN/Faulkner
Sherman Alexie … said he refused to allow his novels to be made available in digital form. He called the expensive reading devices ‘elitist’ and declared that when he saw a woman sitting on the plane with a Kindle on his flight to New York, ‘I wanted to hit her. “Why do you consider the Kindle ‘elitist’?”
Says Alexie, “I consider the Kindle elitist because it’s too expensive. I also consider it elitist because, right now, one company is making all the rules. I am also worried about Jeff Bezos’ comments about wanting to change the way we read books. That’s rather imperial. Having grown up poor, I’m also highly aware that there’s always a massive technology gap between rich and poor kids. I haven’t yet heard what Amazon plans to do about this potential technology gap. And that’s a vital question considering that Bezos wants to change the way we read books. How does he plan to change the way that poor kids read books? How does he plan to make sure that poor kids have access to the technology? Poor kids all over the country don’t have access to current textbooks, so will they have access to Kindle?”
In a posting on his website, meanwhile, Alexie notes that he has been innundated with email about his comments and says “While I still have serious qualms about the technology, I have been challenged and emotionally moved enough to take a long-requested meeting with the folks at Amazon and Kindle and listen to their arguments for the machines … I will do my best to enter the meeting with an open mind. And I definitely promise that I will not beat up anybody at Amazon or Kindle.”
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Semiotext(e)
SEMIOTEXT(e)
My dear friend Justin Luke has been recently reading one of their releases All The Kings Horses, by Michèle Bernstein.
Momus-Book of Jokes
I saw this recently over at the Strand and will be going back to pick it up. Momus has wrapped up his fine Click Opera Blog and can now be found online at his website
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Spike Jonze, Lance Bangs, John Hodges
Spike Jonze, Lance Bangs, John Hodges, talk Where the Wild Things Are, Tell Them Anything You Want, Maurice Sendak at Barnes and Noble Union Square NYC.
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Book Friendzy! in conversation with J.G. Thirlwell (part 1)
Book Friendzy visits with musician and composer J.G. Thirlwell to discuss books and his personal library.
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j.g. thirlwell
Monday, February 22, 2010
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
A Journey Round My Skull
Thanks to Will Lockwood for pointing me towards this out of control blogg! A Journey Round My Skull....there is so much amazing stuff on here it makes my brain feel like a fucking raisin. WOW
The Hero As A Man of Letters
If we think of it, all that a university, or finest highest school can do for us, is still what the first school began doing, -teach us to read. We learn to read, in various languages, in various sciences; we learn the alphabet and letters of all manner of Books. But the place where we are to get knowledge, even theoretic knowledge, is the Books themselves! It depends on what we read, after all the manner of professors have done their best for us. The true University of these days is a collection of Books.
-Thomas Carlyle
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
More Non-Book Book Info
I just read an article about a new thing going on in Japan that isn't really new but it is officially named a movement by the media so ....check it!
Friday, February 5, 2010
The E-Book Saga continues
The e-book struggle for money continues. Read here
I wonder if maybe the e-book makers could put a book cover on the e-book? It would be like the vegetarian meat products...sort of looks like and tastes like meat, but it definitely isn't meat.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Book Thug Nation-Part 2
Book Friendzy! sits down in conversation with Corey Eastwood of Book Thug Nation.
Monday, February 1, 2010
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Philip K Dick
"I am a fictionalizing philosopher, not a novelist; my novel & story-writing ability is employed as a means to formulate my perception. The core of my writing is not art but truth. Thus what I tell is the truth, yet I can do nothing to alleviate it, either by deed or explanation. Yet this seems somehow to help a certain kind of sensitive troubled person, for whom I speak. I think I understand the common ingredient in those whom my writing helps: they cannot or will not blunt their own intimations about the irrational, mysterious nature of reality, &, for them, my corpus is one long ratiocination regarding this inexplicable reality, an integration & presentation, analysis & response & personal history." -Philip K Dick
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