Bookninja points to an interesting article about just how impossible it is to get a literary agent and how ineffective they are once you do actually procure representation.
Dybek Receives MacArthur Grant
Short story author Stuart Dybek is among this year’s recipients of MacArthur Foundation grants.
It’s weird.
Meanwhile, at Bukowski’s Crib
Charles Bukowski’s former home in Los Angeles is one step closer to landmark status. The home has been the focus of an dedicated preservation effort.
The Other Hemingway Home
Ernest Hemingway’s home in Ketchum, ID got a much needed makeover, although plans for its future are still evolving.
20 Books in 6 Years
Seattle Weekly has an interesting article about Jennifer Worick, an author who has published about 20 books in six years.
Faulkner Reading Marathon Announced
To commemorate William Faulkner’s 110 birthday, about 60 readers will gather at Rowan Oak in Oxford, MS to read aloud his novel Go Down Moses.
A 10 Year, $30 Million Offensive Genius?
This has nothing to do with books, but I gotta say I’m just loving Notre Dame’s struggles.
The Opulence of Drug Diaries
Amazon says it’s not due to be released until next week. But my local bookstore had a big stack of Nikki Sixxi’s The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star on the shelf last night.
Let’s This Be a Lesson About Whining
[I wrote this up earlier in the week and held off on posting it since there was a part of me that didn’t want to pay any attention to the whole thing.
Deal Signed for Frey Novel
Yesterday, Galleycat confirmed that HarperCollins signed a deal for a James Frey novel. Today, there are a number of reports with quotes and insights from all the principals involved with the deal.
Gang Author Faces Life in Prison
Colton Simpson, author of Inside the Crips: Life Inside L.A.’s Most Notorious Gang, was found guilty of robbing a jewelry store on Monday.
Unstoppable Ideas
I’ve never really understood writer’s block. Or, at least not in the middle of a project. Typically my problem is being unable to stop ideas.
Back up, Back up, Back up
For the love of God, people, back up your computers!
My hard drive crashed the other day.
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