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…
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.
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.
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.