John McNally, author of The Book of Ralph: A Novel and Troublemakers, among others is scheduled to sign and read from his newest effort, America’s Report Card: A Novel, this evening at Prairie Trails Public Library.
John has just recently embarked on a mammoth book tour that will take him from Asheville, NC to Seattle, WA. You […]
And the other 18% think they can tell you their story, you write it, and yall split the profits. Here’s an interesting article with one of the Chicken Soup for the Soul guys. You may not be quite as aggressive as this author in terms of promoting your work, but we all could use a kick […]
One of my favorite writers, someone who understands that being a Southern writer means more than just dropping the “g” off characters’ dialogue, T.R. Pearson is scheduled to appear at Square Books today. He’ll be signing his new book of nonfiction, Seaworthy, in the Oxford, MS store at 5pm with a reading at 5:30pm.
The gang […]
If your first best seller is a surprisingly intellectual examination of a controversial artist’s place in American culture, what’s a better way to round out your game, to show you’re capable of both highs and lows, then to write a book narrated by a famous penis? Sitting by notorious musician Tommy Lee’s pool and sampling […]
Anthony Bozza’s work covers the gamut of writing styles and content. From humor to heavy-duty criticism, his books elevate the music writing genre. A big fan of fiction writers ranging from Charles Dickens, James Joyce, and Vladimir Nabokov to Chuck Palahniuk, Katherine Dunn, and Amy Hempel, Bozza’s work has a literary quality to it that a […]
I, along with a lot of other people, thought that when an editor or agent indicates that they do not accept unsolicited submissions, that meant you should bugger off. Some agents have enough clients and don’t want to take on any new work. They fear their attention-level will be diminished if they’re spread too thin. Other […]
Back in March, I mentioned that football wide receiver Terrell Owens had signed a book deal. At the time, I stressed to his editors the importance of getting the book the first year and gave some tongue-in-cheek warnings of what would happen if they didn’t.
Evidently, they didn’t need my warnings since T.O. is now on the […]
When I told everyone to cue up their VCRs for Zinedine Zidane’s final appearance on a soccer field, I had no idea his swan song would turn out the way it did. We’ll never know what Italian defender Marco Materazzi said to elicit such a vicious reaction out of the Zidane, but it was a sad […]
Joey Goebel, author of The Anomalies and Torture The Artist, recently spoke to Will over at Misnomer Radio. The Anomalies was a Book Sense 76 title selected by the nation’s independent booksellers and was also nominated for the Kentucky Literary Award. Torture the Artist was a finalist for the 2004 Kentucky Literary Award.
This rollicking interview covered Goebel’s […]
When you’re trying to build a writing career, and establish a connection with nonfiction magazine editors, you have to be willing to do whatever they need, whenever they need it, however they want it.
I don’t have a journalism degree, I’m not all that tied into the NYC journalism scene, and I have a day job in […]