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Happy New Year Everyone,

We would like to send you a happy new year for the yet still very virgin book of 2013, waiting to be written out. If you are not a writer, we wish you lots of wonderful happy reading. Lots of new books will be coming out this year. To support them, it looks like that our program will remain on air, potentially for a new season.

As you may have noticed, Book Case TV went on rerun mode for the 24th Dec and 31st Dec Eve. Given that the majority of you, we assume, will not be in front of your TV set on these dates, our producing team decided to preserve new episodes for better opportunities.

Tonight, we are resuming the broadcast of our new programs with Episode 7: Memories Can’t Wait. As always you can watch live on NYC Life channel 25 at 9:30 pm, same time every monday.

Host Frederic Colier reflects on the nature of memoir writing with guests that include Karl Ove Knausgård, the Norwegian writer who opens up about his six-volume memoir My Struggle, and local writer Kevin Terrence Hodge who discusses his experiences in From Dope to Hope.

Frederic Colier also meets with someone familiar with Mars: Andrew Kessler, author of Martian Summer: Robot Arms, Cowboy Spaceman and My 90 Days with the Phoenix Mars Mission. They discuss Andrew’s new book project, a website called Togather.com, that brings authors and audiences together online.

Books featured in this episode’s Pick of the Week include Winter Journal by Paul Auster, Joseph Anton by Salman Rushdie and Viper Pilot: A Memoir of Air Combat by Dan Hampton.

For past episodes, we can watch them free on VOD by clicking on the link below.

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See you tonight

The Book Case team

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Dear Readers,

In this new episode of Book Case TV (#6), host Frederic Colier investigates the world of Comic Con NY 2012 and interviews Sean Howe (Marvel Comics: The Untold Story), Mark Siegel (Sailor Twain) and Ben Hatke (Zita the Spacegirl).

In the Book World segment, Frederic and John D. Roberts, founder of Comixology, discuss the latest trend of distributing comics online and ask the tough questions: Is this becoming a game changer for the industry?

Back in his office, Frederic shows off what he retrieved from the fair for Pick of the Week. Among the books featured are several graphic novels, including: The Nao of Brown by Glyn Dillon, Johnny Hiro by Fred Chao, The Carter Family: Don’t Forget This Song by Frank M. Young and David Lasky and A Chinese Life by Philippe Ôtié and Li Kunwu.

Remember, you may watch all past episodes on VOD for free. Click on the link below.

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Tonight we will air the episode shot at the New York Book Fair, a splendid gathering of the most off-beat publishers and writers. Channel 25 at 9:30 pm.

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Episode #5: Title: An Art Forms a Book

Upon strange manifestations up on the roofs of NY, host Frederic Colier ponders over the existence of Martians turning people into non-fiction writers. His investigation leads him to visit the New York Art Book Fair at MoMa PS1, where he interviews Stefanie Gratz from Post Editions, who talks about “The Last days of Shishmaref,” by Dana Lixenberg, Dave Nuss from Revival House Press “Everything Unseen.”

The importance of micro presses, art books and activism. Discussion with Samuel Gould of R76 Group, “The Journal of Radical Shimming.” Nathaniel Katz and his pacifist portable library.

Books featured: Sophie Blackall, “Missed Connections.” Slinkachu, “Global Modern Village.” Leanne Shapton, “Swimming Studies.”

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Dear friends,

As you are getting used to each Monday, I am sending you an update regarding my program, Book Case TV. Today I am not failing to this tradition. The season has only 12 episodes, so the emails will not go on forever.

Episode #4, Brooklyning in Brooklyn, airs tonight at 9:30 pm.

Who are our guests for tonight’s show? Well, see below the blurb from NYC Life 25.

Host Frederic Colier visits the Brooklyn Book Festival. He interviews Naomi Wolf about her controversial book about female orgasm, “Vagina: a New Biography.” Interviews with Internet specialist, Andrew Blum, “Tubes.”

What is the future of literary magazines? Robert Spillman from Tin House and Patrick Ryan from Granta share their views.

Books featured: Michael Chabon: “Telegraph Road.” William Kent Kruger, “Trickster’s Point.” Hampton Fancher, “The Shape of The Final Dog.”

NYC LIFE Media, channel 25

Looking forward to your feedback

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The 3rd installment of Book Case TV is now available online. To access the episode, see link below the picture.

Episode #3: Title: Mothers and More

Host Frederic Colier takes a walk through Park Slope, Brooklyn, and meets with Amy Sohn, “Motherland.” He talks with Kerri Reichs, “What You Wish For.”

Visit to RT Book Reviews the Brooklyn-based magazine. Initially hot on romance, the magazine has since widened its focus to include genres such as thriller, sci-fi, among others.

Books featured: Jessica Grose “Sad Desk Salad.” Jennifer Weiner “The Next Best Thing.” Elissa Montanti “I’ll Stand by You.”