Author: Scott McKenzie

Book deal about reclaiming Polish property

If Slushpile was a cuisine, it would be a bizarro fusion food of a plate overflowing with Mississippi catfish and Polish sausage, chased down with a shot of Kentucky bourbon. Which is simply to say that Poland has a special place in our heart and backgrounds. So we were intrigued to read the news of…

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Lee ancestor signs deal with Convergent

With the recent discussion around removal of Confederate monuments, General Robert E. Lee’s family have appeared in media coverage. Now, they’re speaking for themselves. According to Publisher’s Marketplace, Reverend Robert Lee IV has signed with Convergent for a book called A Sin by Any Other Name: A Love Letter to the South. The nonfiction account…

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KISS book not a total money grab

Part of being an educated KISS fan is being ready to — at times — be ripped off. I’ve written extensively about my lifelong obsession with the masked rockers and I don’t think it’s at all incompatible to say that I have the utmost respect for Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley while also always being…

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Daltrey signs book deal

Classic rock legend Roger Daltrey, vocalist for The Who, has signed a book deal with Henry Holt and Co. in the United States. In some reports, claimed he had always resisted the urge to write a memoir, but that now he believes he has the perspective in his life to do so. My question is,…

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Rowling is highest paid author

According to a list compiled by Forbes, J.K. Rowling is the highest paid author in the world, pulling in $95 million in 2016. The top five of the list include James Patterson, Jeff Kinney, Dan Brown, and Stephen King. The most amazing thing to me about this list is the massive jump in slots. Rowling…

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