Month: January 2009

Coverage of Washington Post Book Coverage

Earlier this week, it was announced that the Washington Post is doing away with it’s standalone Book World publication. This followed some period of conjecture and speculation by critics and online observers. Ed has a great roundup that contains a number of different perspectives on the issue. Yesterday, the Associated Press reported that more than…

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John Updike, Dead at 75

Breaking news… CNN is reporting that John Updike, bestselling author of the Rabbit books and many more, has passed away. More information as it becomes available.

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Promoting Your Work in Tough Times

Galleycat has an interesting postabout how Paul Malmont, author of Jack London in Paradise, led his own promotion activities through Twitter, Facebook, and other means.

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Richard Yates in USA Today

There’s a good profile of Richard Yates in USA Today, based on the success of the film version of Revolutionary Road. I had no idea he lived in the same house that John Cheever later occupied.

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Don’t Fear the Reaper

On the flight home from Los Angeles, I finished Josh Brazell’s Beat the Reaper. It’s a fun book and a quick read. I’ll have more on it shortly…

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