Bookslut boasts a bursting blog

So many blogs, so little time.
I’ve finally gotten around to reading the June issue of Bookslut and, as usual, have discovered a bounty of author-focused content. We here at the still-young Cuppa Joad are gearing up for our own brushes with authorial greatness. But even when we’re hobnobbing with the likes of Annie Proulx and […]

In Katrina’s wake, New Orleans builds an appetite for cookbooks

There is one post-Katrina loss I kick myself for not thinking of: the fact that thousands of family recipes are gone forever. —Stacey Ornstein, The Paper Palate
In the long months after Hurricane Katrina, book donations have poured into New Orleans. Charity used-book sales have helped to match people who lost books with titles from […]

Blog roundup: Proust, Snicket, Freakonomics, and more

Let’s start the Cuppa Joad week with some literary odds and ends. I’ve been hanging out in blogland this afternoon and have encountered (a) a few random and readworthy author blogs, (b) a hilarious summary of Lemony Snicket’s faux-show at the recent Hay Festival, and (c) a long and decidedly smart summer-reading list. I’ve corralled […]

The Audies honor Harry Potter, Hitchhiker’s Guide, and more

Presented by the Audio Publishers Association, The Audies were awarded May 19 to “celebrate excellence in audio publishing.” Following are some highlighted awards and their respective winners:

Hall of Fame Award: The Harry Potter Audiobook Series, by J.K. Rowling
Audiobook of the Year: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: The Tertiary Phase, by Douglas Adams
Nonfiction, Abridged: Luckiest […]

Where is my mind? A short list of fantastic novels about and/or for the discombobulated

We’re happy to inaugurate our Book Lists category with this mind-tripping list from our customer service manager, Chris Nuckols: 

House of Leaves, by Mark Z. Danielewski: One man attempts to edit a dead blind man’s papers about a famous photojournalist’s film documenting a house with shifting dimensions. Where is the house? Where is the film? Why […]

Josh’s favorite fiction: Barry Lopez and more

I work in Seller Services at Alibris, and here are three of my favorite books:

Winter Count, by Barry Lopez: A rich and beautiful collection of short stories about human nature and the natural world. One of my favorite books of all time! If you like this, you will enjoy Arctic Dreams too.
Crime and Punishment, by […]

Billy’s best baseball books

As the resident librarian of Alibris for Libraries, it is my pleasure to present you with my top five (in no particular order) “all-time fave” baseball books.

The Southpaw, by Mark Harris: A funny, first-person tale of a successful, young left-hander in a right-handed world.
The Long Ball, by Jim Daniels: Modern poems about love, […]