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− | The "'''Little Gray Books''' | + | The "'''Little Gray Books''' were a series of lectures, hosted by [[John Hodgman]], from 2001 to 2006. They represented Hodgman's attempt to create a "radio program on stage", and were named in honor of the 1920s collection of pamphlets [http://www.library.okstate.edu/scua/collect/littlebluebook/index.htm Little Blue Books], one of which John's mother gave him when he became a literary agent (#1143, "''How to Prepare a Manuscript''").<ref>http://www.mediabistro.com/articles/cache/a452.asp</ref> [[Jonathan Coulton]] served as the musical director for these lectures, performing many originals that would later be released as [[Other Experiments]] or reproduced for [[Where Tradition Meets Tomorrow]] or during [[Thing a Week]]. |
The themes of the lecture series were titled as if they were a similar series of useful How-To booklets with charmingly archaic titles. <ref>http://www.mediabistro.com/articles/cache/a452.asp</ref> Each Little Gray Book program loosely followed that theme and featured a selection of guests. These lectures included readings by authors, novelty demonstrations, comedy and music. Most of the Little Gray Book lectures took place at the Galapagos Art Space, in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. | The themes of the lecture series were titled as if they were a similar series of useful How-To booklets with charmingly archaic titles. <ref>http://www.mediabistro.com/articles/cache/a452.asp</ref> Each Little Gray Book program loosely followed that theme and featured a selection of guests. These lectures included readings by authors, novelty demonstrations, comedy and music. Most of the Little Gray Book lectures took place at the Galapagos Art Space, in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. |