Tom Piazza appears at Square Books in Oxford, MS today to promote his new book Why New Orleans matters. The book examines the city in political and cultural context after Hurricane Katrina, describing what it was, what it is now, and what it will be in the future. A signing/reception begins at 5pm , the [...]
Archive | December, 2005
More on Writing Workshops
Posted on 07 December 2005.
The enjoyable blog Bookninja always educates me while putting a smile on my face, but I did have to groan a little when they pointed out a new entry, published in the New York Press into the “are writing workshops worthwhile or worthless” discussion. I wasn’t groaning at Bookninja pointing it out, but just at [...]
“Agent” Pleads Guilty
Posted on 07 December 2005.
You might remember my July rant about Martha Ivery, 56, who was charged with mail fraud, bankruptcy fraud, and fraud in connection with an access device, all felonies resulting from her fraudulent literary agency. Sometimes, there is justice in the world. The Times Union posted an article yesterday that stated “Ivery admitted guilt to 15 [...]
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But Will He Back Out at the Last Moment?
Posted on 06 December 2005.
From the great Bookslut comes this note that I overlooked last week… The LA Times reported that Tom Wolfe, Gore Vidal, Michael Chabon and Jonathan Franzen are all scheduled to guest star on episode of The Simpsons next season. The article describes the writers’ excitement at appearing on the show. “My son, Tommy, who’s now [...]
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NYT 10 Best Books of 2005
Posted on 05 December 2005.
The New York Times provided a preview of their 10 best books of 2005. Check out the article for the full details, but here is the list itself: Fiction –Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami, published by Knopf –ON BEAUTY by Zadie Smith, published by Penguin Press –Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld, published by Random [...]
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Chopra Sells His Own Version of the Kama Sutra
Posted on 05 December 2005.
Publishers Marketplace reported that personal improvement powerhouse Deepak Chopra sold the foreign rights of his version of India’s renowned text, Kama Sutra to K.T. Forster at Virgin. Eileen Cope and Robert Gottlieb, two of the fine folks at Trident Media Group, represented Chopra in the deal. All of which made me think of the golden [...]
National Novel Writing Month Recap and Results
Posted on 05 December 2005.
Well, as most of you know, I started off the month of November with the best of intentions for completing National Novel Writing Month. Unfortunately, I didn’t complete my 50,000 word assignment, but I did have a great time with the experience. Event founder Chris Baty said that 59,000 people signed up and almost 10,000 [...]
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Ellman Joins the Laura Dail Literary Agency
Posted on 05 December 2005.
Aspiring author alert… last week, there were various that Tamar Ellman joined the Laura Dail Literary Agency. One report said “she will develop her own client list and sell foreign rights.” Ellman was previously at Sanford Greenburger Associates. This might be a good chance to catch on with an agent looking to build her list. [...]
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McDonald Promoted to Riverhead Executive Editor
Posted on 05 December 2005.
Publishers Lunch and mediabistro reported that Sean McDonald was promoted from senior editor to executive editor at Riverhead last week. According to a Publishers Weekly article, Penguin Group president Susan Petersen Kennedy complimented McDonald for “greatly to Riverhead’s success.” Kennedy also pointed out that the new exec’s “range of editorial interests is broad and compelling.” [...]
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