BLOOD and RAGE from Harper

from The New York Observer Book Review By Jonathan Liu Blood and Rage: A Cultural History of Terrorism By Michael Burleigh Harper, 577 pages, $29.99 Nearly a decade has passed since this country declared war on terror, and still, I’m afraid to report, the definitive...

Literary Women Belittled

from Salon Why can’t a woman write the Great American Novel? Female authors hold their own on the bestseller lists, but Elaine Showalter’s provocative new history wonders why they get so little respect. By Laura Miller Feb. 24, 2009 | Every few years,...

BODY COPY by Michael Craven

from AdWeek Profile: Michael Craven Crispin creative exec pens ‘Body Copy,’ a murder mystery set in the agency world Feb 22, 2009 -By Eleftheria Parpis Michael Craven “Ad agencies provide a good canvass for a murder mystery,” says Michael...

GalleyCat Covers The Rumpus Launch Party

from MediaBistro’s GalleyCat  Exclusive: The Rumpus Launch Party Despite the Arctic chill and recessionary budgets, more than 300 New Yorkers attended the launch party for The Rumpus–a star-studded event with a $20 ticket. Founded by author Stephen...

Kate Moss Secretly Has An IQ of 195

from flavorwire Heard in the Crowd: The Rumpus’s NYC Launch Party 12:05 pm Friday Feb 6, 2009 by Caroline Stanley OK, it’s been a long time since we’ve asked you to submit these (and it’s not like you were ever flooding HQ with material), so we’ve decided to get the...

Thanks For The Train Wreck

from the New York Observer PW’s Sara Nelson Saw Book Crowd As Coolest On Earth Laid-Off Editor Says, ‘ No Highs Match Falling in Love’ BY LEON NEYFAKH  New York Times media columnist David Carr, who was hired at Inside.com a few months after Ms. Nelson was,...