We watched Jaws  tonight (on Netflix Instant--is there someone who keeps a list of amazing movies on Netflix Instant, to weed out the great ...

Paul Auster was at the book conference today, signing his newest novel, Sunset Park (which you should buy, and read). The line was surprisi...

First of all: I'm doing a special deal thing. Order Candy in Action from me, and get a free copy of Losers along with it. And here...

Today was funny and sad and moving and poignant and pretty awesome, all told, the kind of day that makes you question why you do what you do...

Today on Melissa Walker's blog , she quizzes me about the cover of Candy in Action . Candy 's publisher, Soft Skull Press , shared a...

Powells.com, one of the coolest bookstores on the internet, runs a series of original essays. They've asked Neil Gaiman and Dara Horn ...

The open mic last night was insanely, smashably hit. The place was packed, both with performers and audience -- and we even had an open mic ...

OK, I'm as freaked out as you are -- here is the story, if you haven't heard. The halloween candy-size version: Richard Nash , who ...

I should not be getting this excited over a cover, but please believe me, it is hard to contain myself and restrain myself from writing mor...

coming this spring in paperback: thank you, fred chao .

So I kind of wrote an article about Losers , but it ended up being mostly about me. Go fig. Six years after my first punk show (The Dead Mil...

4:42 a.m.: Phone rings. It's Berwin. He gets disconnected after 5 seconds. In the morning, I realize he called back twice after, at 4:43...

No, my grammar isn't slipping up -- the indelible Melissa Walker is giving away an autographed copy of your favorite Russian Jewish imm...

Welcome to the new world. In his last few months as a lame-duck president, Clinton declared a huge territory in Alaska to be a national park...

today the masses of family-in-law converged upon our house, filling up the living room and dining room for possibly the first time ever. (he...

before i forget, let me tell you that Candy in Action is signed, sealed, on its way to the printers, and you can pre-order it from me or fro...