Greg Olear's Blog, page 11

Sex (I'm a…)

Attention, New Yorkers,
On Thursday evening, September 16 — one week from today — I will be appearing at the famed "In the Flesh" erotic reading series, hosted by the inimitable Rachel Kramer Bussel.
The theme is "Virgin Night," but I've been assured that Frank N. Furter lookalikes will not be pelting toast at newbies in attendance, [...:]

Featuring…Brad Listi

Here goes nothing…

Our Fearless Leader.  Best-selling novelist.  Founding editor of this fine publication.  Herder of cats, walker of Walter.  Disdainer of sloppy copy.  Cheerleader of the emerging writer.  Prius driver.  Expert celebrity spotter.  All-around Nice Guy (whatever he may think).

Champion of the new media.  No, really.  I mean it.  Especially the literature/Los Angeles cocktail.  Visionary. [...:]

Prague, Revisited

What draws us to certain places? Greg Olear knows, because a Czech rock star told him.

What We Talk About When We Talk About Love in the Time of Cholera

Back in 2006, Chronogram, the Hudson Valley arts and culture magazine, ran a contest called "Joined at the Hip."
In their words:
The concept was simple:
Help eliminate bookshelf clutter by double-booking great (or merely popular) works of literature,
creating what contestant Laura Covello dubbed "portmantomes."
We asked for a title and one-line concept pitch, [...:]

Play Me a Memory

It's nine o'clock on a Saturday, and the regular crowd shuffles in…37 years later.

Holy Water, Coors Light: The James P. Othmer Interview

TNB senior editor Greg Olear chats with the Holy Water novelist about global water shortages, hip tunes, exotic beers, male birth control surgeries, and how John Mayer's career will be over by August.

When You Get a Bad Review, Whip Out Your Johnson

QUOTE OF THE DAY
It is advantageous to an author that his book should be attacked as well as praised.  Fame is a shuttlecock.  If it be struck at only one end of the room, it will soon fall to the ground.  To keep it up, it must be struck at both ends.
-Samuel Johnson
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Featuring…Brin Friesen

BRIN FRIESEN is the author of the novel Sic. Aside from rivaling Lord Byron in sheer animal magnetism, Brin is known on TNB for his smart and colorful coverage of the Cuban boxing scene.  His memoir on the topic, The Domino Diaries, is eagerly anticipated by Cubans, boxer aficionados, and above-average women [...:]

Something Nice

Musings on kindness, the comment board, and the last few weeks at TNB.

TNB Book Release Bash, New York

If you happen to find yourself in New York on Wednesday, May 19, do stop by the upstairs lounge at Pianos at 7pm for an evening of fun & games, music & mayhem, dungeons & dragons, and books & booze.
The lineup of literary luminaries includes TNB regulars Gina Frangello (Slut Lullabies) and Robin Antalek (The [...:]