The 2011 Nobbies
TNB presents its annual book awards.

Possible Title – Episode 13

Possible Title – [Previous Episodes]

Excerpts from Letters I Received from Strangers

The Plume

The Agony of the Author Bio

Emma Donoghue: The TNB Book Club Interview

Fathermucker: An Interview with Greg Olear (About His Next Book)

The View From The West – Vol. 4

Reality Check: An Interview with David Shields

The View From The West – Vol. 3

The View From The West – Vol. 2

The View From The West – Vol. 1

I Want to Make It With You

Toilet Humor

An Interview with Ellie, TNB’s 1,500th Twitter Follower
Brad Listi interviews Ellie, TNB's 1,500th Twitter follower.

Bigelow & Bridges
As the Oscars approach, Brad Listi ponders the work of Kathryn Bigelow and Jeff Bridges.

Stranger Than Fiction
Brad Listi reflects on his youth, and a book he kept by his bedside, and The Hood People.

Hard to Put a Finger On
Brad Listi tells the strange and ultimately shocking saga of his lower back.

You Lost Me at Hello
Brad Listi ponders the ways we greet (or don't greet) each other, and why.

Never Say Neverland: A Photo Tour of Michael Jackson’s Personal Belongings

It’s Kind of Like Creative Herpes
On the humble glories of the writing life. The solitude. The contemplation. The tenderness. The angst. The persistent itching. The burning irritation.

The Funniest, Most Depressing Movie Trailer of All Time
Sam Mendes has created a theatrical trailer so utterly soul-crushing, it will make you want to stand up and cheer. (Assuming, of course, that your heart is the color of tar.)

The Dog-Saves-Dog Video and My Wife’s Extremely Low Animal Endangerment Emotional Threshold