Kitchen Confidential Showed It Was Never Too Late for a Second Act

Kitchen Confidential, the book that made Anthony Bourdain a star after he published it in 2000, hasn’t quite aged like a perfect Burgundy. Some of it may have even turned a little vinegary. The memoir celebrated a profane and raunchy culinary culture boiling over with testosterone, where womanizing line cooks threw around the word cocksucker like punctuation and female staff could only survive by giving as good as they got. In one of its most famous scenes, a young Tony realizes he wants to become a chef after watching another cook slip away from the broiler station to go “rear-end” a new bride in the alley while her wedding party and groom enjoyed dinner. In other words, it was a joyous, charismatic romp through the kind of world we now, two decades later, recognize as a menacing hellhole for a lot of women. Continue reading at 'Slate'

[ Slate | 2018-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Kitchen Confidential Showed It Was Never Too Late for a Second Act

[ Slate | 2018-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Digital ‘US Book Show’ Announces Panels for Late May

A three-day digital program, the US Book Show–which lies on the calendar where BookExpo did–is announcing panel discussions. The post Digital ‘US Book Show’ Announces Panels for Late May appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-04-14 17:07:57 UTC ]
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iBooks Bestsellers: 'Late Show' Remains a Hit

Michael Connelly's 'The Late Show' stayed on top of the iBooks bestseller list this week, followed by Lisa Wingate's 'Before We Were Yours.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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iBooks Bestsellers: 'Late Show' Stays on the Marquee

Michael Connelly's 'The Late Show' keeps its #1 slot on the iBooks bestseller list this week, and Jeannette Walls's backlist blockbuster, 'The Glass Castle,' returns to the top five. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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iBooks Bestsellers: 'The Late Show' Scores Early

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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George Saunders, "Quite Possibly" Colbert's Favorite Living Author, Comes to the Late Show

On the 'Late Show,' George Saunders gets ribbed about writing a novel, explains what a "bardo" is, and discusses kindness and Donald Trump in support of his debut novel, 'Lincoln in the Bardo.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BEA 2016: It’s Show Time! Kids’ Events on Author Stages: Act II

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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U.S. Book Show: A New Book Show Arrives

Welcome to the inaugural U.S. Book Show, a different kind of trade show. 'Publishers Weekly' editorial director Jim Milliot introduces the next big thing in publishing conferences. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-05-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
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BookExpo 2019: UnBound Is a ‘Show Within a Show’

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Fall Regional Bookselling Shows 2015: Adult Authors Appearing at the 2015 Regional Bookselling Trade Shows

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Fall Regional Bookselling Shows 2015: Children’s Authors Appearing at the 2015 Regional Bookselling Trade Shows

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Urban Libraries Council Survey Shows Positive Trends, Challenges for Libraries

The survey captured a range of trends in patron engagement from 115 ULC member libraries, "representing nearly 2,300 locations and serving over 87.5 million people” for 2023. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-22 05:00:00 UTC ]
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SIBA, NAIBA Joint Trade Show Will Move to Atlanta in 2025

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-11-15 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Animated video game anthology show Secret Level sure looks pretty

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Editorial: Election results show leaders must tackle city affordability

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[ Crains New York | 2024-11-08 19:06:41 UTC ]
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Channel 4 ‘fired’ Boris Johnson from US election show for promoting his book, co-host says

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Luke Evans’ memoir shows why there’s no such thing as a gay Jehovah’s Witness

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[ The Conversation | 2024-10-30 17:20:20 UTC ]
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Is the Kindle Colorsoft Too Late? Amazon Reveals What Took So Damn Long to Catch Up

After losing ground to its rivals, Amazon is finally fighting back. Panos Panay argues the timing is just right. Continue reading at Wired

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Have you purchased a weirdly low-quality paperback book lately? This may be why.

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