Everyone has a go-to icebreaker and Ian Seiter’s is “What is your favorite sandwich?” Seiter has been interviewing writers since he was in grad school, and, with over 150 authors interviewed, The Signature Sandwich has taken on a life of its own. The sandwich is the great equalizer. See, every culture has a version of the sandwich and we all, even writers, eat them. But where does a National Book Award-winner satisfy their pastrami craving? Seiter’s formula is simple: Go to readings. Get the writer’s signature and sandwich. Make (or buy) the writer’s favorite sandwich. Eat! Here are some of the authors …
Gabriel Tallent’s debut novel My Absolute Darling was released on Tuesday, August 29th, and the lit world is collectively losing its mind. Since the suspicious drowning of her mother, fourteen year old Turtle Alveston has been isolated by her father Martin, a charismatic and sociopathic survivalist convinced the world is due for a large-scale ecological disaster. An expert markswoman already, Turtle freely roams the northern California coast for miles through woods, creeks, and tide pools, while her social existence is confined to her middle school and abusive home life. My Absolute Darling tells the story of an emotionally reserved heroine determined to save herself. My …
Steven Lear (@whythelongplayface), Instagram genius, spent the last week posting classic album covers blended with Game of Thrones photoshop to celebrate/commiserate the season finale. Lear is a freelance digital artist with an unhealthy obsession for movies, music, and photoshop, specializing in taking pop culture images from the silver screen and fusing them with famous album covers. Most of his work revolves around Star Wars, but this new GOT content is basically porno. Ramones by The Ramones Images Courtesy of Steven Lear, The Ramones Face Value by Phil Collins Images Courtesy of Steven Lear, Phil Collins 1967-1970 by The Beatles Images …
The release date for the 8th season of ‘Game of Thrones’ is foggy at best, with some saying as early as summer 2018 and others not until 2019. Regardless, we’re already going through withdrawal. Below are five books and five movies that are sure to draw you into their worlds and help you out of your GOT depression. 1. Dune by Frank Herbert Image Courtesy of All The Covers Set in a feudal interstellar society, Dune follows Paul Atreides of House Atreides, stewards of Arrakis, a desert planet where giant sand worms are the only native life forms. Control …
The West Chicago Public Library started a bit of a stir after a three-year-old girl asked her mother about a book she had found in the children’s section. This Day in June by Gayle E. Pitman depicts colorful drawings of a gay pride parade and its attendants. Included is a guide aimed at helping parents explain the subject matter to their children should they choose to do so. This is the only copy at the West Chicago Public Library, which houses a catalog of almost 66,000 books. Although the book was designed for children between four and eight-years-old, Michaela and Kurt Jaros …
