2/23/09
Read Josh Weil’s THE NEW VALLEY (Grove Atlantic), due out in early May.
Composed of three novellas, set in the hardscrabble hills of Southwestern Virginia, it is powerful, masterful, haunting, and utterly unique. Visit www.joshweil.com

2/23/09
Kings of Leon singling “Sex On Fire” from Letterman

3/05/09
Tina Humphrey – Dog Dance

This is so beautiful, so charming, it will make you cry. Guaranteed.

3/28/09
Aretha Franklin singing “I Dreamed A Dream”

One of the greatest moments ever. Ever in the world.

4/20/2009

Read Arthur Phillips’ THE SONG IS YOU: It’s haunting, truthful, kind of creepy, completely brilliant and mysteriously satisfying. He’s also got a very cool website at arthurphillips.info.

5/11/09

The most comfortable shoes you’ll ever wear:

http://www.belgianshoes.com/menstyles.html

JOSH WEIL’S book THE NEW VALLEY is out and available. Don’t let it pass you by. He is the Next Great Thing in American fiction.