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cool stuff to read, moody music to write by, and more
They say that the best thing a writer can do is read. Reading great books opens you up to different styles of writing, and here in the mediastore we've got tons of classics, modern gems and reference books for the poet, the screenplay writer, the fiction writer and more. Anything a writer ever needs is all right here.
In the books section you'll find great novels and prize-winning anthologies. In the reference section, we've got books that will show you how to improve your writing and others like The Writer's Market that will give you over 8000 places to sell your work. Need to get in creative mode? In the music section, we've got tons of great music that will stimulate your imagination. So start browsing already!
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books
1. Howl and Other Poems, by Allen Ginsberg
Allen Ginsberg published this volume of poetry which broke so many social taboos that copies were impounded as obscene, and the publisher, poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti, was arrested. Ginsberg went on from this beginning to become a cultural icon of sixties radicalism. read more...
2. Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury
This is Bradbury's best-known novel. The science fiction tale concerns censorship and anti-intellectualism, carried on in an alternate society that conducts huge book burnings as part of the social agenda. read more...
3. The Satanic Verses, by Salman Rushdie
No book in modern times has matched the uproar sparked by The Satanic Verses, which earned its author a death sentence. Furor aside, it is a marvelously erudite study of good and evil, a feast of language served up by a writer at the height of his powers, and a rollicking comic fable. read more...
4. Bum Rush the Page, by Tony Medina, Editor
Solid volume of smart and exhilarating poetry by poets from diverse backgrounds who participate in poetry slams across the country. Poems by well-known front-liners are interleaved with poems by emerging poets forging dramatic new forms to express outrage and sorrow over the endless cascade of tragedies born of racism and greed. read more...
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reference
1. 2003 Writer's Market: 8,000 Editors Who Buy What You Write
A comprehensive source for selling all kinds of writing: fiction, nonfiction, articles, vignettes, books, and more. The master source of all the Writer's Markets books. read more...
2. Poetry Slam: The Competitive Art of Performance Poetry, by Gary Mex Glazner
From their humble beginnings in dimly lit bars to the 1999 international convergence with poets from 48 cities, poetry slams - the "Olympics of poetry" - have become a cultural phenomenon. This vital anthology documents ten years of these unprecedented literary events. The book includes tips on how to win, details on how to plan a national tour, and 100 of the best slam-winning poems by contributors from throughout the U.S. read more...
3. The Dictionary of Concise Writing: 10,000 Alternatives to Wordy Phrases, by Robert Hartwell Fiske
The Dictionary of Concise Writing is a compendium of wordy phrases and sharp alternatives. read more...
4. Leaving a Trace: On Keeping a Journal, by Alexandra Johnson
A practical guide to keeping a journal successfully and transforming it into future projects. Each chapter features both narrative and tailored exercises for beginning and committed diarists. read more...
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music
1. The Legend: The Best of the Last Poets, by The Last Poets
The first jam-packed disc in this low-budget double set is full of so much crazy rhythm, jive poetry, brilliant lines, revolutionary rhetoric, hate, love, venom, vigor, incantatory genius, and over-the-edge performances that you'll hardly be able to listen to it in one sitting. Ultimately, this is fierce, hefty-duty, musical spoken word that's among the most important of rap progenitors. read more...
2. Dark Side of the Moon, by Pink Floyd
One of those albums that is discovered anew by each generation of rock listeners. This complex, often psychedelic music works very well because Pink Floyd doesn't rush anything; the songs are mainly slow to mid-tempo, with attention paid throughout to musical texture and mood. This is probably Pink Floyd's best-known work, and it's an excellent place to start if you're new to the band. read more...
3. Requiem For a Dream Soundtrack, by Clint Mansell & the Kronos Quartet
Here, teamed with the Kronos Quartet--one of the world's foremost (and most progressive) string quartets--Mansell fuses big-beat, ambient, and driving chamber music. Dark, unpredictable, and thoroughly engrossing. read more...
4. Let's Get Free, by Dead Prez
How did serious efforts to combat racism go outta' style in Hip-Hop Land? Who knows. But the battle ain't over. Dead Prez would rather defend free speech and poor communities than waste their Warholian 15 minutes obsessing over booze, blunts, and hos. This is geared toward those who would rather rage against the machine than be eaten by it. read more...
5. De Stijl, by The White Stripes
As a Stripes fanatic, this is my favorite album of theirs. Bluesy & innovative, punctuated with sharp hooks. There's only two people in the band, but Jack White's jaw-dropping guitar work combined with Meg White's primitive beats erects a wall of sheer sonic fury. read more...
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