Books, 7/5.

At Bad Lit, Mike Everleth finds Sheldon Renan's An Introduction to the American Underground Film to be "a fantastic book and an invaluable resource.... For anyone interested in the 60s underground film movement, this is a must read."

For American Heritage, Allen Barra talks with Patrick McGilligan about his new biography, Oscar Micheaux: The Great and Only: The Life of America's First Black Filmmaker. Via Bookforum, also pointing to Douglas Kennedy's piece for Seven on "why authors should expect the worst when their novel is turned into a film."

At the AV Club, Keith Phipps launches another: The Big Box of Old Paperbacks Book Club.

Variety's Anne Thompson finds a list of "1001 Books You Have to Read Before You Die."

Posted by dwhudson at July 5, 2007 1:52 PM