Donadio & Olson http://donadio.com Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:22:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Todd Colby in Esque Mag http://donadio.com/todd-colby-in-esque-mag/ http://donadio.com/todd-colby-in-esque-mag/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:22:07 +0000 carrie http://donadio.com/?p=660 The brilliant Todd Colby is  in the most recent edition of Esque Magazine. Do yourself a favor and read his poem, Anti-Gravity Manifesto here: http://bit.ly/zADZVo !


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Our beloved Simon Van Booy (author of Everything Beautiful Began After) has partnered with Richart Chocolates to bring us the most exciting, touching, and delicious Valentine’s Day gift yet:  a pairing of Simon’s Love Begins in Winter and 49 exquisite, assorted Richart Chocolates. I mean, does anything say ‘I love you’ more than books and chocolate? We didn’t think so.

To order, click here.

]]> http://donadio.com/book-and-chocolate-pairing/feed/ 0 Praise for Jessica Keener’s Night Swim http://donadio.com/praise-for-jessica-keeners-night-swim/ http://donadio.com/praise-for-jessica-keeners-night-swim/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:52:43 +0000 carrie http://donadio.com/?p=643 We couldn’t be more proud of our very own Jessica Keener, whose debut novel, Night Swim, has been receiving incredible reviews in everything from blogs to the New York Times and Boston Globe alike. Below, find links and  quotes from both the New York Times and The Boston Globe reviews as well as a link to buy Night Swim for your kindle or as a paperback.


Reviews and Praise:

“This earnest debut centers on Sarah as she tunnels through new depths of loneliness, turning to reckless sexual experience…moving.”
New York Times “Newly Released Books” by Susannah Meadows (Jan. 19th, 2012). 

“Keener’s observations perfectly capture a certain kind of 1970s adolescence…”
The Boston Globe, by Katie Tuttle (Jan. 15th, 2012).

If you haven’t yet read Night Swim, click here to purchase it from Amazon for your Kindle or as a paperback, or both! Oh, and while you’re at it, write a review and let everyone know what you thought of this brilliant book!

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]]> http://donadio.com/todd-colby-interviews-jesse-browner/feed/ 0 I’ll be Damned! http://donadio.com/ill-be-damned/ http://donadio.com/ill-be-damned/#comments Wed, 19 Oct 2011 21:06:46 +0000 carrie http://donadio.com/?p=625 Chuck Palahniuk’s latest literary hell-spawn, Damned, began burning off bookshelves yesterday. Buy the e-book, audio, and hardcover copy on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Damned-Chuck-Palahniuk/dp/0385533020/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1319039656&sr=8-1

Also, check out Chuck’s site for upcoming readings and events near you! http://chuckpalahniuk.net/

]]> http://donadio.com/ill-be-damned/feed/ 0 Slice Magazine’s Issue 9 Launch Tonight http://donadio.com/slice-magazines-issue-9-launch-tonight/ http://donadio.com/slice-magazines-issue-9-launch-tonight/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 21:20:24 +0000 carrie http://donadio.com/?p=620 It’s only two hours until Slice Magazine’s Issue 9 release reading! Come see the wonderful writers Matthew Daddona, Saba Afshar, Ned Bauman, Rachelle Bergstein, Swaha Devi, Courtney Maum, and Andrea Sage read their poems and stories.

The reading is at 61 Local (61 Bergen Street Brooklyn, NY)

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to learn more about Lucas and his work, visit his website, http://www.lucashunt.com/.

]]> http://donadio.com/lucas-hunts-new-poem-on-anderbo/feed/ 0 Koa Beck will be on CNN live TODAY at 12:40! http://donadio.com/koa-beck-will-be-on-cnn-live-today-at-1240/ http://donadio.com/koa-beck-will-be-on-cnn-live-today-at-1240/#comments Fri, 05 Aug 2011 15:06:19 +0000 carrie http://donadio.com/?p=613 Furthering her discussion on the sexualization of young girls in the media, our very own author, Koa Beck is following up her article on Mommyish, and earlier appearance on Good Morning America this week, with a live interview on CNN! Be sure to tune in! Today (Friday, August 5th) at 12:40pm.

]]> http://donadio.com/koa-beck-will-be-on-cnn-live-today-at-1240/feed/ 0 Check out Koa Beck on Good Morning America! http://donadio.com/check-out-koa-beck-on-good-morning-america/ http://donadio.com/check-out-koa-beck-on-good-morning-america/#comments Thu, 04 Aug 2011 00:41:07 +0000 carrie http://donadio.com/?p=559 Our very own Koa Beck will be on Good Morning America tomorrow (Thursday, August 4th) during the 8am segment discussing her article entitled “Thylane Lena-Rose: Making ‘Sexy’ For Little Girls Acceptable.” You can read Koa’s piece here. Then be sure to check her out tomorrow on GMA!

]]> http://donadio.com/check-out-koa-beck-on-good-morning-america/feed/ 0 Write Your Own Review! http://donadio.com/write-your-own-review/ http://donadio.com/write-your-own-review/#comments Wed, 27 Jul 2011 15:20:36 +0000 carrie http://donadio.com/?p=607 If you’ve had the pleasure of reading Simon Van Booy’s newest novel, Everything Beautiful Began After, you should consider writing your own review for it on Amazon.

Click here to let us know how much you loved it!

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