January 27, 2012
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January 25, 2012
Ooh, got my first ARC via Young to Publishing! And it’s paranormal YA! Excited to read.

Ooh, got my first ARC via Young to Publishing! And it’s paranormal YA! Excited to read.

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January 24, 2012
EXCLUSIVE! Seriously, how is this on Gothamist and not The Onion?

EXCLUSIVE! Seriously, how is this on Gothamist and not The Onion?

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January 23, 2012
Ben Marcus reading The Flame Alphabet at McNally Jackson, NYC.

Ben Marcus reading The Flame Alphabet at McNally Jackson, NYC.

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January 21, 2012
Tweets of the Day: Salman Rushdie gives Gary Shteyngart lip service.

Tweets of the Day: Salman Rushdie gives Gary Shteyngart lip service.

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January 14, 2012
soupsoup: New York’s hottest clubs reviewed by Stefon on Yelp

soupsoup:

New York’s hottest clubs reviewed by Stefon on Yelp

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January 12, 2012
Apparently my kitten fancies herself a book critic. That, or the cover of Ally Condie’s Crossed is exceptionally tasty.

Apparently my kitten fancies herself a book critic. That, or the cover of Ally Condie’s Crossed is exceptionally tasty.

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(Source: lauranicus, via buzzfeed)

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January 11, 2012
And the competition for Worst Lede of 2012 is off to a strong start!

And the competition for Worst Lede of 2012 is off to a strong start!

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(Source: pantheonbooks)

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January 6, 2012
pantheonbooks: Learn more about Zworykin, Alan Turing, and the origins of the digital universe in Turing’s Cathedral by George Dyson, coming in March from Pantheon.

pantheonbooks:

Learn more about Zworykin, Alan Turing, and the origins of the digital universe in Turing’s Cathedral by George Dyson, coming in March from Pantheon.

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December 21, 2011

aaknopf:

“Ben Marcus is the rarest kind of writer: a necessary one.  It’s become impossible to imagine the literary world - the world itself - without his daring, mind-bending and heartbreaking writing.”
—Jonathan Safran Foer

Ben Marcus, author of the upcoming The Flame Alphabet (1/17), shares some writing advice for our Writers on Writing series. Join us on Facebook.com/FirstLit for a chance to be one of the first people to read this exciting new novel!

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December 20, 2011
An unbelievably clever Christmas gift from a co-worker, in honor of my pet #Noveltini project. (The kumquat vodka is real - she re-bottled it and made the awesome label.)

An unbelievably clever Christmas gift from a co-worker, in honor of my pet #Noveltini project. (The kumquat vodka is real - she re-bottled it and made the awesome label.)

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December 19, 2011
The snacks scattered around our offices have taken a turn for the literary.

The snacks scattered around our offices have taken a turn for the literary.

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buzzfeed: Read this tweet and do what it says, snow fans. Amazing.

buzzfeed:

Read this tweet and do what it says, snow fans.

Amazing.

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