Jason Diamond
@imjasondiamond
“I'm a writer, but then nobody's perfect,” - Billy Wilder’s gravestone. Next: NEW YORK NICO’S GUIDE TO NYC (Oct. 2024), KAPLAN’S PLOT @Flatironbooks (2025ish)
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08-01-2009 17:50:02
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There is only one person I know of who should write about aughts Brooklyn and it's Zachary Lipez. This is a great piece, I loved Panthers, and I couldn't stop laughing at the NYC 1997-2000 cowboy hat observation. zacharylipez.ghost.io/a-brief-100-ac…
I’m talking with Ross Perlin tonight at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library about his book Language City. I read a lot of books about NYC and Ross wrote one that’s truly unique and special.
bookfinder.com is my go-to for tracking down out-of-print books. Well, that and Internet Archive/Open Library (in the pre-lawsuit days).