Lo, Book Expo America is upon us. So hoards of publishing professional will descend upon the Javits Center in New York to gorge upon free advance copies,
Potential Short Story Idea of the Day
“A man clad only in underwear and a T-shirt wrestled a wild leopard to the floor and pinned it for 20 minutes after the cat leapt through a window of his home and hopped into bed with his sleeping family.”
My So Called Punk
Check out some of my brief comments about My So-Called Punk: Green Day, Fall Out Boy,
The Most Famous Character in American Literature?
Some time ago, I visited Louisville, KY to do some research for a novel. I stayed at the grand Seelbach Hotel.
J.E. Pitts to Appear at Square Books
You might recall my interview with J.E. Pitts from a while back. Pitts is a painter, a poet,
Slashed Books
The New York Times had an interesting article yesterday where authors provided their suggestions for book that could be edited down with large sections cut.
What’s Hot Right Now
There is the eternal question of trying to write a book that cashes in on a hot trend.
Fresh
Fresh is a debut novel by Scottish writer Mark McNay. The book is due out May 18th from MacAdam/Cage.
Alan DeNiro at LBC
While I’ve been trying to catch up from my trip to Hawaii, Alan DeNiro has been blogging at The Litblog Co-Op.
CityLit Festival IV Appearance
Hi gang. Tomorrow, I’ll be on a panel at the CityLit Festival IV in Baltimore.
Don’t Worry, It Only Looks Like They’re Stealing Ideas
New writers often fear losing their ideas. They’re the ones who ask agents to commit to total confidentiality before they’ll send a submission.
Test
This is a test webpage.
Sportswriter Movies
Variety is reporting that HBO plans to turn Richard Ford’s Frank Bascombe trilogy into a six hour miniseries.
Wickett in the New York Times
Dan Wickett, one of my colleagues in the The LitBlog Co-Op provided an engaging lede to an articleon book reviews in yesterday’s New York Times.
Some Cool Book Deals
While I was enjoying life in the islands, the publishing industry did manage to keep grinding away. And there were some deals signed for what looks to be pretty cool books.
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