NY Times Book Review Selection Process
Several of the book blogs recently pointed out the number of New York Times notable books that were written by staffers and even editors of the Grey Lady. For example, Paul McLeary wrote in CJR Daily, that “six of the 61 books on the nonfiction portion of the list were authored by Times staffers, and…
continue readingBlogs and Authors
Pamela Paul, author of Pornified: How Pornography Is Transforming Our Lives, Our Relationships and Our Families, wrote an interesting article in yesterday’s New York Times. Entitled What Are the Blogs Saying About Me?, Paul’s article examines the way authors approach blogosphere discussion of their work. Some, like Maureen Dowd, avoid spending too much time looking…
continue readingCapital Punishment for Literary Critics
Philip Roth sat down for a cantankerous interview with with the Guardian and it’s a fascinating piece. In the interview, he explains why he doesn’t smile, how the Jewish-writer tag irritates him, and that he would love “a 100-year moratorium on literature talk, if you shut down all literature departments, close the book reviews, ban…
continue readingInterview: Claire Howorth, Publicist
While crappy publicists get the attention (such as the poor soul who provided fodder for every book blogger by emailing folks about the greatness of Pamela Anderson’s new novel) and celebrity publicists get all the headlines (such as Lizzie Grubman’s automobile antics), the truth is that good publicists do a yeoman’s job in letting the…
continue readingHappy Endings and MacAdam/Cage
Our favorites over at MacAdam/Cage take over the Happy Endings Reading Series in New York City tonight. Jack Pendarvis, Kristen den Hartog, and Victoria Vinton are featured as part of this fantastic series. The folks fire it up at 8pm but the doors open at 7:30 with no cover charge for entry. The reading series…
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