The awards keep rolling in for the late Roberto Bolaño and 2666: “On Thursday, March 12, 2009, at a crowded ceremony at the New School in New York, the National Book Critics Circle announced the winners of its book awards, covering books published in 2008. . . . “Roberto Bolaño’s monumental 2666 (Farrar, Straus), a tale of love and [...]
Archive for March 16th, 2009
2008 “National Book Critics Circle” Award Winners Announced (Mas Bolano)
Posted in Book Reviews, Books, Literature, Poets & Poetry, Writers & Writing on March 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
What Recession?: 1st “Superman” Comic Book Sells for $317K
Posted in Business, Collectors & Collecting, Ephemera, Popular Culture, Rock 'n' Roll on March 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“A rare copy of the first comic book featuring Superman has sold for $317,200 in an Internet auction. . . . “The winning bid for the 1938 edition of Action Comics No. 1, whose cover features Superman lifting a car, was submitted Friday evening by John Dolmayan, drummer for the rock band System of a [...]
