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Monthly Archives November 2007

So, the Lack of a Blurb is a Criticism?

By Scott McKenzie Posted on November 26, 2007 In General 2 No tags 0

Janet Maslin reviews John Leake’s Entering Hades: The Double Life of a Serial Killer in today’s New York Times.

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Slash’s Ultimate Guitar Showdown

By Scott McKenzie Posted on November 26, 2007 In General 1 No tags 0

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So most of you know that while I’m not writing books (or writing about books) then I’m daydreaming of rock guitar stardom.

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Eck Reviewed in The Times

By Scott McKenzie Posted on November 26, 2007 In General 0 No tags 0

header.pngUzodinma Iweala reviewed Matthew Eck’s The Farther Shore in yesterday’s New York Times.

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10 Movies for Writers

By Scott McKenzie Posted on November 26, 2007 In General 8 No tags 0

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I spent part of the holiday weekend catching up on the towering stack of magazines that threatened to fall over and crush my cat.

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Uhhh, This Might Be a Tad Too Much

By Scott McKenzie Posted on November 21, 2007 In General 3 No tags 0

In a book proposal, it’s always challenging to strike the perfect balance between being excited and positive about your work and going over the top.

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Chip Kidd’s Book One

By Scott McKenzie Posted on November 19, 2007 In General 0 No tags 0

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And while we’re talking book design, I should mention that I finally picked up a copy of Chip Kidd’s Chip Kidd: Book One: Work: 1986-2006 recently when I was at AJ Jacobs’s book signing.

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The Design of Chronicle Books

By Scott McKenzie Posted on November 19, 2007 In General 1 No tags 0

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I’ve always enjoyed the design of Chronicle Books. They’re generally fun, visually intriguing books.

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Cussler to Appear at Powell’s

By Scott McKenzie Posted on November 16, 2007 In News 0 No tags 0

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Bestselling author Clive Cussler is scheduled to appear at Powell’s Books in Portland, Oregon. The appearance is at 7pm at their 3415 SW Cedar Hills Boulevard location. 

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Oh, the noise! Oh, the noise! Noise! Noise! Noise!

By Scott McKenzie Posted on November 16, 2007 In Rants 2 No tags 0

header.pngI can tolerate hearing Christmas carols in early November. I can tolerate the tinsel and snow decorations in stores appearing already.

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National Medals of Arts and National Humanities Medals

By Scott McKenzie Posted on November 16, 2007 In General 0 No tags 0

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A number of writers and artsy folks received honors at the White House yesterday. But I’m most excited about guitar pioneer Les Paul’s award.

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National Book Award Winners

By Scott McKenzie Posted on November 15, 2007 In News 1 No tags 0

The Associated Press is reporting that Denis Johnson won the National Book Award for Tree of Smoke earlier this evening.

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Lots of People Interested in Living Biblically

By Scott McKenzie Posted on November 14, 2007 In General 1 No tags 0

The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible 

More than a hundred people showed up last night on a cloudy evening to reading/signing with A.J.

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Henkin Takes over TEV

By Scott McKenzie Posted on November 13, 2007 In General 0 No tags 0

header.pngEven on a normal day, The Elegant Variation is one of the best literary blogs around. But yesterday was particularly interesting because Joshua Henkin was guest-blogging while Mark was away from his usual TEV desk.

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RIP Norman Mailer

By Scott McKenzie Posted on November 12, 2007 In News 1 No tags 0

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Norman Mailer passed away early Saturday morning at the age of 84.

I’m afraid I must admit that I never read a single word of Norman Mailer’s work.

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Protecting Whales

By Scott McKenzie Posted on November 9, 2007 In News 0 No tags 0

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Here’s an interesting article about Denver-based author Peter Heller and his work with a community of people who strive to save whales from slaughter.

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