A Chapter From Juliet, Naked

Nick Hornby (High Fidelity, About A Boy, etc.) has a new book coming out on September 29 called Juliet, Naked. Mr. Hornby was kind enough... or clever enough... or his publisher was clever enough... to post the first chapter of the book on his official website. No matter, it's still a "hooray!" from those of us eagerly awaiting it's landing on shelves. So click while you can and wet thine tongue!

And in the vein of teasery (is that a word?) here's some hype/ephemera/media coverage regarding the release:

Reviews:

Julie Myerson for The Observer

Martin Fletcher for The Independent

Alex Blimes for GQ Daily

And finally.....

A Manifesto for the Planet

A fantastic interview by Seed Magazine with Stewart Brand about his new book Whole Earth Discipline: An Ecopragmatist Manifesto, which will be released on October 15, 2009. James Lovelock writes, "Stewart Brand's timely and down to Earth new book gives me hope that his wisdom will help us prevent the Earth system breaking as the economic system has done. The last things we need are more theoretical models or visionary hitech. This book is truly important and a joy to read. It is a practical guide to damage limitation and a sustainable retreat to a far more efficient society." Obviously I haven't read the book yet, but I'd be curious about a Heideggerian discussion of the ideas presented, as well as their relation to "Dasein".