Any Crazy, Desperate, and Fiendishly Creative Aspiring Authors Out There?
One of my absolute favorite stories, and one that certainly makes editors/agents/record executives/movie producers/anyone-in-a-position-to-greenlight-a-creative-project cringe, is Kris Kristofferson landing a helicopter on Johnny Cash’s lawn in order to convince The Man in Black to record some of his music. The legend goes that Kristofferson was sweeping floors at Nashville area recording studios when Johnny Cash…
continue readingVollman Wins NBA!
William T. Vollman took home the National Book Award for Fiction last night. His novel, Europe Central was considered a longshot to win the award and Vollman “looked stunned as he found his way to the podium,” according to Publishers Weekly. Congratulations to a fantastic writer!
continue readingMax Barry Tour Dates Announced
Max Barry’s website posted new American tour dates for his novel Company. Looks like he’ll be hitting the big cities, but maybe like on rock tours, they’ll come back around for a second leg at the secondary markets. –Los Angeles, CA on 1/25/2006 –San Francisco, CA on 1/26/2006 –Seattle, WA on 1/28/2006 –Portland, OR on…
continue readingBaer Interviews Neil Gaiman
Slushpile favorite Will Christopher Baer recently interviewed comic, sci-fi, and horror god Neil Gaiman. This fantastic interview was posted at Chuck Palahniuk’s official website, The Cult. Be sure to check out this great discussion between two fantastic writers here.
continue readingPlace Your Bets! Place Your Bets!
New York magazine handicaps the 2005 National Book Award finalists: —Veronica by Mary Gaitskill: 4 to 1 —Trance by Christopher Sorrentino: 7 to 1 —Holy Skirts by René Steinke: 9 to 1 —Europe Central by William T. Vollmann: 10 to 1 —The March by E. L. Doctorow: 5 to 2 Check out the article for…
continue reading