Publishers Weekly reported that “despite receiving 1.5 million advance orders for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Amazon only broke even on the title,
Release Date for New Max Barry Announced
Max Barry provides some details on his website about the release date of his new book, Company.
Bad Writing Honored
I was never much of one for auto shop in high school, so I would have never thought to compare a woman’s anatomy to a carburetor,
Hope for the Slush Pile Afterall
There is an interesting article The Daily Telegraph that I learned about via the excellent MobyLives website.
New York Times — Kentucky Bureau
Well, sort of. The New York Times is moving into the bookstore business and their first retail store opening not in Manhattan,
Sad Events but Looks Like an Interesting Book
CNN has an article on what looks to be an interesting book. The Perfectionist: Life and Death in Haute Cuisine by Rudolph Chelminski recounts the life and death (obviously) of French chef Bernard Loiseau.
Interview: Kaui Hart Hemmings, Author
One of the problems with reading so much is, simply, that you read so much. It’s easy to fall into a rhythm where nothing is exciting,
When Potterites Attack
MobyLives has an interesting item about the uprising of Harry Potter fans determined to squelch criticism of their favorite book.
More Freed Discussion
This heatwave is really starting to piss me off. Seriously. I’m beginning to take this personal like. I walk to work and by the time I get to my office,
Batman Influenced by Fight Club?
SPOILER ALERT: Do not read this post if you plan on seeing Batman Begins and you don’t want to know about the ending.
Irvine Welsh to Write… a Romanace?
BookSlut picked up a report from The Scotsman that said Irvine Welsh’s new novel follows the adventures of Daniel Skinner who not only discovers that his father is a gay chef working in San Francisco but he also meets an American girl and ends up falling in love.
Photos of Hemingway Look-Alike
CNN has photos of Bob Doughty, a Florida mailman, who won the recent Ernest Hemingway look-alike competition in Key West.
Crime Author Bunker Dies
Also via MediaBistro, there is a BBC report that “Crime novelist Edward Bunker, who taught himself to write in prison and appeared in hit movie Reservoir Dogs,
Teen Phenoms Proceed with Caution
MediaBistro noted an interesting article The Christian Science Monitor about teen literary sensations and how hard it is for them to follow up with their second book.
Who Knew It Sucked So Bad to Be a Published Writer?
I had no idea. All these years, I thought Cool Hand Luke was just a fantastic movie from 1967.
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