Nicholson Baker

Nicholson Baker is the author of nine novels and five works of nonfiction. His nonfiction titles include Double Fold: Libraries and the Assault on Paper, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award, and his novels include House of Holes: A Book of Raunch, a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. Baker also co-authored The World on Sunday: Graphic Art in Joseph Pulitzer’s Newspaper (1898-1911) with his wife, Margaret Bretano. His newest book, Traveling Sprinkler, continues the story of The Anthologist’s Paul Chowder. Baker has been praised by the New York Times as “one of the most beautiful, original and ingenious prose stylists to have come along in decades.” (rhbouchard)… (més)

Traveling Sprinkler Nicholson Baker “One of the most beautiful, original, and ingenious prose stylists to have come along in decades” (New York Times), Nicholson Baker is the bestselling author of nine unconventional novels and five works of nonfiction, including the National Book Critics Circle Award winner Double Fold: Libraries and the Assault on Paper. His novels, including The Mezzanine, Vox, and House of Holes—a “blue-flaring plume of smut-talk” (New York Times) set in a sexual theme park—candidly explore the human psyche. In Traveling Sprinkler, Paul Chowder, from Baker’s The Anthologist, sets out to write a pop song or a protest song or both at once. A guide for the perplexed Dara Horn One of Granta’s Best Young American Novelists, Dara Horn received the National Jewish Book Award, the Edward Lewis Wallant Award, and the Reform Judaism Fiction Prize for her 2003 debut novel In the Image. Her second novel, The World to Come, received the 2006 National Jewish Book Award for Fiction and the Harold U. Ribalow Prize, and it was named one of the San Francisco Chronicle’s Best Books of 2006. Horn’s other books include All Other Nights, selected as an Editors’ Choice in The New York Times Book Review, and the bestselling nonfiction e-book The Rescuer. Her new novel A guide for the perplexed is an adventure that intertwines stories from Genesis, medieval philosophy, and the perils on the digital frontier. Parkway Central Library 1901 Vine Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 (between 19th and 20th Streets on the Parkway) This is a FREE event; no tickets or reservations are required. For more information, please call 215-567-4341, or click here

Location: Street: Free Library of Philadelphia Additional: 1901 Vine Street City: Philadelphia, Province: Pennsylvania Postal Code: 19103-5207 Country: United States (afegit de IndieBound)… (més)

Traveling Sprinkler by Nicholson Baker Thursday, September 26th, 7:00pm at Longfellow Books Paul Chowder, the poet protagonist of Nicholson Baker’s widely acclaimed novel The Anthologist, is turning fifty-five and missing his ex-girlfriend, Roz, rather desperately. As he approaches the dreaded birthday, Paul is uninspired by his usual artistic outlet so Paul turns instead to his new acoustic guitar with one goal in mind: to learn songwriting. As he struggles to come to terms with the horror of America’s drone wars and Roz’s recent relationship with a local NPR radio host, Paul fills his days with Quaker meetings, Planet Fitness workouts, and some experiments with tobacco. Written in Baker’s beautifully unconventional prose, and scored with musical influences from Debussy to Tracy Chapman to Paul himself, Traveling Sprinkler is an enchanting, hilarious—and very necessary—novel by one of the most beloved and influential writers today. “In sparkling and witty prose, Baker reminds readers why he’s one of the masters of the contemporary novel.” -Kirkus Reviews Join us to hear award-winning Maine author, Nicholson Baker, read from his latest novel, ask your questions and get your books signed! As always, Longfellow Books events are free and open to the public.

Location: Street: One Monument Way City: Portland, Province: Maine Postal Code: 04101-4078 Country: United States (afegit de IndieBound)… (més)