Agatha Christie Auction Exceeds Expectations
According to The Guardian, an auction of more than 700 of Agatha Christie’s belongings far exceeded the expectations and raised more than 300,000 pounds. So the lesson is that if you plan on being a famous mystery writer, be sure to have your family hold on to your Charles II tumbler cup and mug, your…
continue readingDzanc Books Launches
Dan Wickett, founder of the Emerging Writers Network and the hardest working man in the literary blogosphere, has banded together with two other book lovers to launch Dzanc Books. Their goal with this new 501(c) not-for-profit literary venture is to assist literary journals in reaching the largest reader base possible, to develop educational reading and writing programs in…
continue readingFootball and Football
Well, the NFL finally kicked off its regular season. Thank God. I’m not that huge a fan of NFL football. I’ll watch the games, and certainly I enjoy the chilly-nights-in-fall ritual of Monday Night Football. But I don’t have a favorite team and I certainly don’t need to deal with yet another obsession, which is precisely…
continue readingFantasy Books Claimed
The free fantasy books were claimed by a loyal reader and hip book guy in West Texas. Thanks to everyone who entered.
continue readingGrisham-Funded House Now a Home
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, bestselling author and Mississippi native John Grisham stepped in to help with a tremendous act of charity. And on Saturday, one family moved into their new home, courtesy of the writer.
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