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So after years and years of working, tons of twists and turns, a shaft-job by an unstable agent a few years ago, and all the usual rejections and troubles that face aspiring authors, my first book is released today. The Man Behind the Nose: Assassins, Astronauts, Cannibals, and Other Stupendous Tales hits bookstore shelves nationwide. [...]

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In conjunction with the release of my first book The Man Behind the Nose: Assassins, Astronauts, Cannibals, and Other Stupendous Tales by Larry Harmon, I’ll be guest-blogging over at Powells all week. Stop by, check it out, and be sure to tip your bookseller.

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Hollyscoop picked up a TMZ report that jailed actress Lindsay Lohan whiled away the hours in the big house by filling up notebooks. The report states that sources state Lohan documented “every single thing about her life in jail” and that she hopes she can turn these materials into a book at some point in [...]

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Earlier this week, news broke that one of Slushpile’s favorite indie publishers Dzanc Books signed on to release two new books by one of our favorite writers, Stephen Graham Jones. You might recall Jones from one of our two interviews with him. After the news broke, I asked Jones for a little more detail about [...]

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Douglas Coupland, author of Generation X, Microserfs and many others has launched a fashion line. According to published reports, the goal of the enterprise is to”‘”explore a new way of seeing Canada’ far removed from ‘birch bark and moose and Mounties’.” I recently asked how authors can make more money. Presumably, this fashion line isn’t [...]

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It’s been an exciting –and hectic– time here at Slushpile.net headquarters. There are now less than 6 weeks to go until my first book is published. The Man Behind the Nose: Assassins, Astronauts, Cannibals, and Other Stupendous Tales by Larry Harmon, co-authored by yours truly, will be released from HarperCollins on August 17, 2010. I’ve [...]

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Bestselling author, former chef, and current television personality Anthony Bourdain gave an interview to The Seattle Times in promotion of his new book, Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook. It’s a short but entertaining piece. But the real highlight comes when the interviewer asks about the [...]

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In the middle of last week, I was re-organizing some book shelves (or, to be honest, vainly attempting to create some organization) and pulled a number of sports books down. On top of the pile was the 1997 book Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court by John Wooden with [...]

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The New Yorker released it’s list of the best (or most worth-watching or coolest or hippest or whatever criteria) writers under the age of 40. The list is in conjunction with the magazine’s special double-literature issue that will be released this coming Monday. Here’s the rundown of the names (along with ages) courtesty of The [...]

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Esteemed literary journal The Paris Review has launched a daily blog. In the introductory post, editor Lorin Stein writes, “Taking inspiration from the Review’s founding editor, George Plimpton, our mode will be participatory journalism, our beat the arts. We will write about what we love, not as critics, but as participants—as amateurs in the Plimptonian [...]

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Seems that bestselling vampire writer Anne Rice is selling her home (at least one of them, that is) in an effort to downsize. Although most readers probably associate Rice with New Orleans, this news article points out that she is selling a 9,000 square-foot pad in the desert near Palm Springs. Purchase the home, move [...]

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Most longtime readers know of my fascination with the guitar. Many of you also know that I’m working on a book about guitar players. One of the most interesting musicians I’ve encountered in a while is John 5. I’ve spent the morning listening to his new instrumental disc The Art of Malice and I’m amazed [...]

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