Louis Theroux hangs out with unusual people. He spends time with pimps, Neo-Nazis, porn performers, UFO believers, cultists, and folks that enjoy life outside the mainstream.
Will Allison to Appear at Square Books
Will Allison is scheduled to appear today at Square Books in Oxford, MS. There will be a signing/reception at 5pm and a reading from his new novel,
Tumble Home Taken
A lucky reader in New York City claimed the free copy of Amy Hempel’s Tumble Home. Thanks to everyone who emailed.
Free Hempel Book Available
I have an extra copy of Amy Hempel’s amazing Tumble Home: A Novella and Short Stories.
Interview: Matt Diehl, Author
When we typically think of controversial books, we envision lurid exposes of deceased royalty. We picture tell-all memoirs from well-connected upper class madams naming the names of their famous clientele.
Summertime Stuff
I’ve got some new work in the July issue of Stuff. So if you’re feeling the urge for some summer gadgets or goodies,
BEA a Waste of Money for Aspiring Authors
Sometimes weird coincidences just happen. The annual Book Expo America (BEA) convention gets a fair amount of coverage in the mainstream press so many people learn about it for the first time.
Everything’s Bigger in Texas, Even the Archives
The New Yorker has a great article about the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, a literary archive that houses a number of priceless literary treasures.
Interview: Mark McNay, Author
Mark McNay was raised in a mining village in central Scotland. After fifeen years doing odd jobs, McNay entered the University of East Anglia Creative Writing Course in Norwich,
The Mystery of Advances
Shira Boss writes a very informative essay about book advances at Powells.
BEA Reports
So I spent the weekend at home, catching up on some work, some writing, and even managed to grace the small screen on a local charity telethon.
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