Louis Theroux hangs out with unusual people. He spends time with pimps, Neo-Nazis, porn performers, UFO believers, cultists, and folks that enjoy life outside the mainstream. Fascinated by sub-cultures, Theroux probably throws a helluva cocktail party. Born in Singapore to American novelist Paul Theroux and his British wife Anne Castle, Theroux holds dual American-British citizenship. [...]
Archive | June, 2007
Interview: Louis Theroux, Author
Posted on 20 June 2007.
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Will Allison to Appear at Square Books
Posted on 19 June 2007.
Will Allison is scheduled to appear today at Square Books in Oxford, MS. There will be a signing/reception at 5pm and a reading from his new novel, What You Have Left, at 5:30pm. Call 1-800-648-4001 for more information or if you want to have them mail a signed copy to your home. I’ve picked up [...]
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Tumble Home Taken
Posted on 15 June 2007.
A lucky reader in New York City claimed the free copy of Amy Hempel’s Tumble Home. Thanks to everyone who emailed.
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Free Hempel Book Available
Posted on 15 June 2007.
I have an extra copy of Amy Hempel’s amazing Tumble Home: A Novella and Short Stories. The first person who emails me gets the free book. Be sure to include “Free Tumble Home” in the subject line of your email. And obviously include your mailing address. Good luck!
Interview: Matt Diehl, Author
Posted on 14 June 2007.
When we typically think of controversial books, we envision lurid exposes of deceased royalty. We picture tell-all memoirs from well-connected upper class madams naming the names of their famous clientele. We see stacks of books about global warming, economic theory, the war on terror, or examinations of political administrations. However, the controversy doesn’t need to [...]
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Summertime Stuff
Posted on 14 June 2007.
I’ve got some new work in the July issue of Stuff. So if you’re feeling the urge for some summer gadgets or goodies, be sure to pick up a copy.
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BEA a Waste of Money for Aspiring Authors
Posted on 13 June 2007.
Sometimes weird coincidences just happen. The annual Book Expo America (BEA) convention gets a fair amount of coverage in the mainstream press so many people learn about it for the first time. After the book world’s BEA frenzy recently, several aspiring authors emailed me to ask if they should attend next year. “With so many [...]
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Everything’s Bigger in Texas, Even the Archives
Posted on 11 June 2007.
The New Yorker has a great article about the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, a literary archive that houses a number of priceless literary treasures.
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Interview: Mark McNay, Author
Posted on 06 June 2007.
Mark McNay was raised in a mining village in central Scotland. After fifeen years doing odd jobs, McNay entered the University of East Anglia Creative Writing Course in Norwich, England. He graduated from that program with distinction and, in 2007, he received the Arts Foundation Fellowship for New Fiction. McNay’s debut novel Fresh was published by [...]
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The Mystery of Advances
Posted on 04 June 2007.
Shira Boss writes a very informative essay about book advances at Powells. Aspiring authors always want to know how advances work and what is a realistic number. But Boss points out that it’s hard to ever know.
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BEA Reports
Posted on 04 June 2007.
So I spent the weekend at home, catching up on some work, some writing, and even managed to grace the small screen on a local charity telethon. Meanwhile, the hoards of litbloggers who invaded New York City seem to have enjoyed BookExpo America. Ed reports on those who managed to escape his clutches and those who who were [...]
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