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READ covers fiction, fanzines, zines with no fans except for us, websites, blogs, magazines, artist's books and other independent releases. Chances are, if it's been published then we know about it and chances are, if it's not in ThreeThousand, then we didn't like it. READ is for people who were born with ink in their veins and a fat balding critic on their shoulder. READ has also created more best-sellers than Oprah's Book Club and more wannabe to be writers than Hunter S Thompson.
Mozipedia: The Encyclopaedia of Morrissey and the Smiths
I used to despise Morrissey. I don't know what it was but he really got under my skin. Perhaps it was chin, I don't know, but I couldn't stand the sight of him. Of course, the more I ignored him the closer he got; I was wasting my time. Now I'm one of his biggest gayest fans. I even know people who've touched him.
The Lifted Brow issue #6, ATLAS
Ronnie Scott has been manning the guns at bi-annual attack journal The Lifted Brow for a few years now and he's launching issue #6 this Friday. We asked him what it took to make one of the best editions of a literary journal we ever set our cloudy retinas upon.
Penny Modra: Let's cut to the chase, Ronnie.
Lovely Daze Issue 6: Rose is a Rose is a Rose is a Rose
If you are especially well versed at the internets then you'll probably know about this diamond already. If you are not, learn this. Charwei Tsai is both an artist and one of those independent publishing earth mother types - but not in an annoying way. Her platform is Lovely Daze, a surprisingly analogue approach to deep thinking.
Shoplifting from American Apparel, Tao Lin
Penny! I just got back from Tao Lin's book launch in Brooklyn for Shoplifting from American Apparel. My god it was nuts. Every kid in the audience was super ‘authentic' and they were all reading novels. I interviewed Tao while he signed my book. I was kinda high at the time so please don't judge me as a credible journalist.
I Drink For a Reason, David Cross
You may know David Cross as wannabe actor/licensed analyst and therapist - or 'Analrapist' - Tobias Fünke from Arrested Development. But his role in that chucklefest can't even begin to showcase his balls-to-the-wall brand of comic genius.
Between his stand-up and Grammy Award-nominated comedy albums, he is consistently obliterating the oh-so delicate sensibilities of the overly PC left with as much fervour as the religious right - "All my friends are always telling me how hard it is to have kids.
JAWS
Yes. Really. JAWS by Peter Benchley. It's one of the best books you will ever read. Before the movie grossed a record one hundred million dollars and effectively invented the ‘blockbuster', JAWS was actually a wildly successful novel that rode the bestseller list for an incredible 44 weeks.
Asterios Polyp
It took David Mazzucchelli ten years to make Asterios Polyp. I got through it within an hour. But what an hour! Asterios Polyp is the latest Great American Graphic Novel; it will win Pulitzers and National Book Awards and get people rabbitting on again about how graphic novels have grown up, can tell stories like no other medium, should finally get respect, blah blah blah.
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