The recent literary scandals sent me scurrying to the Slushpile.net library. Fraudulent identities and plagiarized words…
Harvard Author’s Novel Pulled
Little, Brown, and Co. announced Thursday evening that it will withdraw Kaavya Viswanathan’s disputed novel, How Opal Mehta Got Kissed,
The Sad Side Effects of Literary Scandal
Writer X, like all of us aspiring authors, reads the words of encouragement all the time. He sees interviews with editors and agents where they proudly proclaim that if you just keep writing,
Tea Time
Jonathan Harper interviews Michelle Tea for the Falls Church News-Press.
How to Win a Famous Card Game
I’m almost scared to post this, because if you even think the word “poker” while typing on a website,
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Last week’s post about Why People Hate Self-Published Authors generated more email than any other item on Slushpile.net.
Real Estate Buyers Don’t Care About Beat Authors
Jack Kerouac’s former Hyannis, MA home sold for $300,000 after five months on the market.
Harvard Author Agrees to Change Book Passages
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Last Thursday, I mentioned the news about Kaavya Viswanathan signing a huge book deal at such a young age.
Clevenger Audio Interview
The guys at Misnomer have struck again. This time, Logan scores a great interview with Craig Clevenger,
Eudora Welty’s Home
The great Maud Newton points out an article in the Clarion Ledger about Eudora Welty’s home.
Books, Fo Shizzle
The Book Standard reported that Snoop Dogg’s first novel, Love Don’t Live Here No More is due out in October.
Chelsea Handler’s New Show Premieres
Comedian Chelsea Handler is the author of My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands,
Why People Hate Self-Published Authors
I’ve receieved a number of emails lately inquiring about the validity of self-publishing. It’s a well-worn topic and my personal perspective isn’t much different than everyone else’s.
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So the James Frey-inspired episode South Park premiered last night. And I was a bit underwhelmed.
When I was Seventeen, I was Bagging Groceries
Man, when I was seventeen, I bagged groceries and worked at a video store. We weren’t quite as bad as the employees in Clerks but we did haze new staff members by making them watch I Spit On Your Grave at least five times.
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