Monthly Archives September 2006

 

This afternoon, I’m going to dash out of work like a kid released from sixth period algebra class so I can race over to my local bookstore.

 

Stephen Graham Jones, author of the ambitious Demon Theory, Bleed into Me, and others posted an entertaining open letter on his website pitching the idea of a Soduko novel.

You might recall the interview with editor Jeremie Ruby-Strauss that I posted back in May. Jeremie’s in the news again as Publishers Marketplace reports he recently signed up Tucker Max’s new book for Simon Spotlight Entertainment.

Mark Z. Danielewski’s Only Revolutions: A Novel debuted at #13 on the New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction bestseller list.

Be sure to pick up the Oxford American‘s Eighth Annual Music Issue. As usual,

I’ve mentioned Francine Prose’s Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them before.

A little self-promotion here… I’ve got some new work in the October 2006 issue of Stuff magazine.

 

I walked into my local bookstore yesterday and the very first thing I see is a stand-alone display of Mark Z.

 

According to The Guardian, an auction of more than 700 of Agatha Christie’s belongings far exceeded the expectations and raised more than 300,000 pounds.

 

Dan Wickett, founder of the Emerging Writers Network and the hardest working man in the literary blogosphere,

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, bestselling author and Mississippi native John Grisham stepped in to help with a tremendous act of charity.