I was reading Norman Mailer’s The Spooky Art: Thoughts on Writing and came across his justification for writing courses. With all the controversy over the value of a creative writing education, I thought Mailer offered a pretty good explanation. If there is one reason above others for taking a writing course, it is to [...]
Archive | January, 2006
King As Valuable As Joyce
Posted on 24 January 2006.
At least almost equal in the eyes of one enterprising eBayer… I’m fascinated by eBay. The way people price their wares is amazing. Sometimes you find incredible bargains, other times you find outlandishly high prices. You decide on this case. A book dealer in New York is offering an uncorrected proof of Stephen King’s Carrie for [...]
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It’s Always Nice to See Follow Through
Posted on 23 January 2006.
I used to travel for work. Hawaii, Vermont, Kansas, Mississippi, Michigan… have flowchart, will travel. Paladin with a project plan. Most of these travel assignments required flight time, but one gig in Richmond, Virginia was just a two hour drive from my home in the DC suburbs. On my drives, I generally listed to sports-talk [...]
Penthouse Turning Over a New Fig Leaf?
Posted on 22 January 2006.
The great reporters over at Mediabistro commented on a couple of recent defections from Playboy to rival Penthouse. The most recent turnover featured publisher Diane Silberstein leaving Hef behind and joining the reanimated Penthouse staff, prompting commentators to speculate on the direction of the magazine. “Considering how Penthouse has tamed its content under the new, post-Guccione [...]
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Happy Friday
Posted on 20 January 2006.
Everybody’s been working for this… wanting a little romance… goin’ off the deep end… needing a second chance. Or at least I damn sure have. I apologize for the lack of in-depth posts this week. It’s been a busy week at work and several days have found me at my desk by 5:30am. Next week [...]
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Stephen King Haunts Your Phone
Posted on 20 January 2006.
Gizmodo (and others) picked up reports of a special mobile tie-in with Scribner and horror god Stephen King. Check out the website for Cell the Book and join the Club. On January 24th, you’ll get a voice message from King himself in addition to weekly messages featuring trivia, sweepstakes, polls, and other content. There will also be [...]
Company Released
Posted on 19 January 2006.
Max Barry fans and frustrated cubicle inhabitants everywhere rejoiced earlier this week when Company: A Novel was released on Tuesday. Barry, the bestselling author of Jennifer Government and Syrup, returns his critical gaze to the gray halls of corporate life. Zephy Holdings is an large company where no one ever sees the CEO, the [...]
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A Couple of Frey Notes
Posted on 19 January 2006.
It had been my best intention to slow down on the James Frey posts, but there have been a couple of items that just force me to fall off the wagon. First, I’m sure you’ll remember Frey telling Larry King on CNN that “when Nan Talese purchased the book, I’m not sure if they knew what [...]
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Agent Moves
Posted on 18 January 2006.
A couple of outlets reported on two agent moves yesterday. A Publishers Lunch report that was picked up by Mediabistro stated that Bob Shuman has joined the Peter Rubie Literary Agency as an agent. Shuman has previously worked at an editor for several publishers including Kensington, Macmillan, and Morrow. Mediabistro also reported that Rachel Vater joined Lowenstein-Yost [...]
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Grab Bag ‘O Links
Posted on 17 January 2006.
I’m running a late for work this morning, so today we’ll just feature a bunch of interesting links. Bookninja found this article in the L.A. Times by Roy Peter Clark. Mr. Clark suggests that publishers can eliminate future controversy by using his suggested ratings guide for memoirs. “Each memoir should be marked with a ratings code [...]
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Frey Finale
Posted on 16 January 2006.
Defamer had a hilarious suggestion of Joey Fatone portraying author James Frey in the film version of the controversial memoir A Million Little Pieces. And on that note, I’m hoping this can be the last post on the Frey controversy for a while.
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Finally! An Answer of What to Do with Fluffy
Posted on 16 January 2006.
All your problems are solved. Here’s a book deal that we can all agree is desperately needed. According to reports from Publishers Marketplace, a deal was recently signed for a book that will teach you what to do with dead pets. No longer will you have to lie to the kids and say that [...]
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