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The Greatest Books I’ve Never Read #2: “Pride And Prejudice”

On February 16, 2012 By Nick Curley

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Heartstrung: Last Minute Valentine’s Day Gifts from Brooklyn Booksellers

On February 13, 2012 By Nick Curley

In honor of Valentine’s Day, Vol. 1 asked some of our favorite local indie booksellers to offer suggested purchases from their store for an acutely romantic customer. A book that’s great for the lovelorn, the broken-hearted, the lustful, the newly smitten, or those committed for life. It could be a book for one’s self or to give as a gift to your lover, your ex, or your crush. Here now, a variety of choices that are spot on for this upcoming day of sexual reckoning, either because they’re apt fodder for anti V-day sentiment, or because they’re [...]
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Greatest Books I’ve Never Read #1: “On The Road”

On February 9, 2012 By Nick Curley

In this examination of books he should have probably read, one Vol. 1 contributor examines why he didn't.
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Which Authors Thrill You in Your Bathing Suit Area?

On November 8, 2011 By Nick Curley

Posted by Nick Curley

Scrolling lists with eye-popping headlines are the mango-on-the-stick of the fruit vending cart that is literary journalism. “T.S. Eliot’s Ten Girthiest Erections”. “Grad Programs in Order of Proximity to Good Burritos”. “Super Starred: The Coolest Footnotes of All Time”. And those are just the freebies that I’m firing off at will! Pop culture countdowns are notorious among bloggers for their ability to rack up that handful of extra Web 2.0 followers that will pull us all out of this recession. You link to us, we link to you: it’s reciprocity that feels like [...]
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Rose Peddles – The Best of Charlie Rose Interviewing Authors: Slavoj Žižek

On October 31, 2011 By Nick Curley

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Case File: Slavoj Zizek
Air Date: October 26th, 2011

Botanica (Summary): In his first appearance on the show, Zizek – Slovenia’s hottest Lacanian philosopher – praises PBS from right outta the gate, while sporting the look and gesticulations of a Muppet born of the Children’s Television Workshop. This meeting of the minds came last week in the midst of Zizek’s brief but storied tour of our fair city, which included transcribed speeches at St. Mark’s Bookshop and Occupy Wall Street. The [...]
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V1′s “Civic Pride: Washington D.C.”: Awesomeness in Action

On May 23, 2011 By Nick Curley

Above: Fanbase, pre-moshing. Or post-moshing… hard to tell.

When does an event not only live up to its hype, but actually exceeds it? Bowie collaborating with Eno? The last episode of Alf? John Madden’s turducken? We can now add Vol. 1′s “Civic Pride: Washington D.C.” to that distinguished list. Held last Thursday at Greenpoint mecca WORD Brooklyn, Civic Pride’s latest edition was the end-all tribute to the District of Columbia, featuring a stellar line-up of authors and at an atmosphere more electric than the night Minor Threat turned Marion Berry onto Coca-Cola onstage at the 9:30 Club. [...]
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Afternoon Bites: Richard Nash, MFA Haterade, and More!

On May 18, 2011 By Nick Curley

Richard Nash is maybe the greatest motivational speaker the publishing industry has ever known. You should spend the part of your afternoon reading his essay.
At Salon, our nation’s late May love-hate relationship with our expensive-as-hell liberal arts colleges continue, as Laura Miller asks, “Are MFA programs ruining American fiction?“ The Atlantic is starting an online book club called One Book, One Twitter. At Shelf Awareness, Ron Hogan takes a look at Embassytown, the latest novel from China Mieville. At the NYRB: Charles Simic’s essay “A Country Without Libraries.” And at [...]
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TOMORROW: Vol. 1 Presents “CIVIC PRIDE: Washington D.C.” with Nathan Larson, Sara Marcus, Michael Kimball, and Zack Barocas!

On May 18, 2011 By Nick Curley

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Vol. 1 Brooklyn‘s obscenely popular quarterly series CIVIC PRIDE, focusing on writers from a specific city or state, returns to WORD Brooklyn tomorrow night! The editors of the V1 mothership are joined by an outstanding quartet of DC natives: Nathan Larson (Shudder to Think, The Dewey Decimal System), Michael Kimball (Us), Sara Marcus (Girls to the Front), and Zach Barocas (Jawbox, Bells)! Need we even add that the festivities will also include tons of free beer? Or that they’ll be hosted by That Man About Town, our own Jason Diamond?

About the Readers:
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