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Monthly Archives June 2007

Interview: Louis Theroux, Author

By Scott McKenzie Posted on June 20, 2007 In Interviews, Slushpile Exclusive 0 No tags 0

(alternate text)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.

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Will Allison to Appear at Square Books

By Scott McKenzie Posted on June 19, 2007 In News 0 No tags 0

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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,

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Tumble Home Taken

By Scott McKenzie Posted on June 15, 2007 In General 0 No tags 0

A lucky reader in New York City claimed the free copy of Amy Hempel’s Tumble Home. Thanks to everyone who emailed.

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Free Hempel Book Available

By Scott McKenzie Posted on June 15, 2007 In General 1 No tags 0

Tumble Home: A Novella and Short Stories

I have an extra copy of Amy Hempel’s amazing Tumble Home: A Novella and Short Stories.

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Interview: Matt Diehl, Author

By Scott McKenzie Posted on June 14, 2007 In Interviews, Slushpile Exclusive 8 No tags 0

(alternate text) 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.

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Summertime Stuff

By Scott McKenzie Posted on June 14, 2007 In News 0 No tags 0

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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,

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BEA a Waste of Money for Aspiring Authors

By Scott McKenzie Posted on June 13, 2007 In News 2 No tags 0

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.

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Everything’s Bigger in Texas, Even the Archives

By Scott McKenzie Posted on June 11, 2007 In News 0 No tags 0

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.

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Interview: Mark McNay, Author

By Scott McKenzie Posted on June 6, 2007 In Interviews, Slushpile Exclusive 2 No tags 0

header.pngMark 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,

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The Mystery of Advances

By Scott McKenzie Posted on June 4, 2007 In General 0 No tags 0

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Shira Boss writes a very informative essay about book advances at Powells.

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BEA Reports

By Scott McKenzie Posted on June 4, 2007 In General 0 No tags 0

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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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