Wednesday’s Presales: Aug 29, 2012

Night of Too Many Stars (10/13/12) Get ready to laugh at Comedy Central’s “Night of Too Many Stars: America Comes Together for Autism Programs.” Hosted by Jon Stewart, the evening features Hannibal Buress, Bill Burr, Stephen Colbert, Tina Fey, Carly Rae Jepsen, Tom Morello, Tracy Morgan, Bill O’Reilly, Amy Poehler, Seth Rogen, Triumph the Insult…

Wednesday’s Presales: January 25, 2012

The Secret Policeman’s Ball at Radio City Music Hall (03/04/12) The Secret Policeman’s Ball is letting America in on the party: The British-based music and comedy festival is coming to New York in March. Coldplay, Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Mumford & Sons and Russell Brand are among the acts who have signed on for the…

Win A Copy of Earth (The Audiobook)

Earth: The Audiobook If you are a regular reader of my monthly B&N/Borders posts then you might already know that Jon Stewart and the writers of The Daily Show recently released Earth (The Book), a follow-up to their 2006 bestselling tome, America (The Book). No doubt buoyed by the nightly promotion it receives on TDS,…

B&N September 2010 Events (Nick Zinner, Kristen Schaal, Jon Stewart)

  It’s fall now, so it’s time for the “big releases” to start dropping again at our local big box book stores. Here’s a list of September 2010 B&N events that I thought were interesting for one reason or another: B&N September 2010 Events (NYC) 09/07/10 Lee Houck: Yield (82nd & Bway) 09/07/10 Tao Lin:…

“Earth: The Book” Is Coming… Upcoming Jon Stewart Appearances

Earth: (The Book) (09/21/10) Though I usually post about upcoming book events closer to the end of the month, I’m going to make an exception for the release of Earth (The Book): A Visitor’s Guide to the Human Race, the sequel to the runaway bestseller America: (The Book). In support of the book’s September 21,…