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Boy Proof with Cecil Castellucci

Cecil came to Pinky’s Paperhaus a few months ago and she’s back ? at least in podcast form. Her debut, Boy Proof, is a young adult novel that includes science…

Rat-a-tat-tat

Hip hop hooray, the rat climbs the mountain again! Vermin on the Mount, a reading series that is actually fun, is back for its summer edition, Saturday the 16th. This…

Radio radio

Onetime Pinky guests Kevin Smokler  (Bookmark Now) and Mark Sarvas of The Elegant Variation will be radio-ing on PRI’s  Open Source radio program Thursday. They’ll be talking about this whole…

putting up wallpaper

Things are a little different here around the paperhaus. After frustrating weeks of slapping up paint and reorganizing furniture, the place is ready for viewing. One thing left to spackle…

Props for a lil’ mention

Lisa Glatt’s first book, A Girl Become a Comma Like That, gets a nice little mention in the NYTBR this week. I’m sure that means something about the review prospects…

iTunes a-plenty

This week iTunes launched its podcast service, and I’m proud to say Pinky’s Paperhaus is included. As are 2,999 other fabulous straight-to-you talk and music shows. All for free. If…

killradio makes the gray lady

If an organization you’re in gets into the NY Times, should it matter that your mention is parenthetical (it is) and buried within an article about someone you find tepid…

Maud is smart

Maud Newton, who hopefully will forgive me for referring to her as if I actually know her, points out that Dave Eggers was unenthusiastic about Neal Pollack’s NY Times piece….

NYTBR: the Pollack version

One-time Pinky guest Neal Pollack has the back page of the NY Times Book Review today, where he tries to do away with his half-alter ego Neal Pollack once and…

Kevin Smokler on his way

The editor of Bookmark Now will be on Pinky’s Paperhaus today at 4:30pm. He has repeatedly threated to bring bad heavy and/or hair metal, and I believe he may not…