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...

Book Friendzy! at Claire De Rouen Books in London

CLAIRE DE ROUEN BOOKS

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!

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.

Book Week in NYC

it is Book Week in NYC....Look HERE for some events you might be interested in.................................!

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.

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.

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

Book Friendzy! at The William Blake Wall in London

WILLIAM BLAKE

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.