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Late yesterday, numerous sources reported that Dennis Lehane will lead a new imprint at HarperCollins. The bestselling mystery writer said that he hoped to help “worthy writers” get more attention to their work. Very few other details (such as the first book’s release date, the number of books published each year) have been released at [...]

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Recently, we noted the news that Anonymous was shopping a book. The loop on that particular thread has now been closed with a completed sale. According to Publishers Marketplace, the book was sold to Julia Cheiffetz at Amazon Publishing. The deal entry explains that the book is “the story of the ordinary people who became [...]

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Nick Davies, the publishing director for interesting article issued an interesting explanation of why the house is publishing WikiLeaks’ chief Julian Assange’s book against his will. Davies’s account is an intriguing look at what goes on behind the scenes with some of these celebrity books. The subject isn’t happy, can’t be made happy, the publishing [...]

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According to The New York Observer, a controversial and secretive group known for attacks on credit card servers, Wall Street protests, and other forays into civil disobedience is shopping a book. The group in question is Anonymous which reportedly (according to Wikipedia, and we know everything there is fact) originated in 2003. More recent targets [...]

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Please pardon our dust as we undergo some construction here at Slushpile.net. As you’ve undoubtedly noticed, we’ve installed a new theme and will be working out the kinks in the coming days. But we have some cool interviews coming up so be sure to check back regularly. Thanks for reading!

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Here’s an interesting article that says Stanford researchers believe bad book reviews may help lesser known authors. The key point here is that researchers “looked at the effects bad publicity had in well-known and obscure books over time. Some subjects looked at glowing and negative reviews for a well-known book by John Grisham and reviews [...]

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Some writers have fan forums dedicated to discussing their work. And some groups of aspiring authors have forums to chat about their emerging careers. But there aren’t many examples of forums that combine these two topics. Which is why I’m such a fan of The Velvet, a community that grew up because of a shared [...]

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The countdown is on to tomorrow’s announcement of the Nobel Prize in Literature. I’m pulling for Cormac McCarthy so place your bets now! Check back tomorrow for more thoughts on the Nobel announcement.

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For those of you who might enjoy hard rock history and strange bits of trivia, check out my article in the new issue of Premier Guitar. Legendary axe slinger Slash is famous for his top hats and his arsenal of Gibson Les Pauls. But on the seminal Guns ‘N Roses debut record, Appetite for Destruction, [...]

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According to press releases bestseller David Morrell is releasing several previously unpublished books exclusively on Amazon’s Kindle e-reader. “Publishing these 10 books in the Kindle Store is a great opportunity to explore how electronic publishing enables me to give my readers additional, unique content,” said Morrell in the press release. “Available at $9.99 or less, [...]

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I don’t enter many writing contests, although lots of people do so with surprising regularity. Some folks approach contests as a way of generating a name and building up a resume. I don’t follow that prescription, but I do like to sometimes use contests as an exercise, to try something a little different, and pursue [...]

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According to published reports, a car crashed into the fence surrounding bestselling author Stephen King’s Bangor, Maine home. Nobody was injured in the accident and King himself was not at home. As the reports point out, King has had several unfortunate incidents over the years. It can become quite tiresome to hear these Hollywood celebrities [...]

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