According to one report, Alan Greenspan has chosen a co-author for his upcoming memoir. The former chairman of the Federal Reserve signed a reported $8.5 million deal with Penguin Press and has selected Peter Petre to assist with the writing chores. Petre is a senior editor at large for Fortune magazine and co-authored best-sellers with General…
The Spring 2006 issue of the Oxford American examines the Best of the South. Much more than a simple recitation of the same old tired things we hear about all the time, the OA writers turn in odes to some of their favorite things. Food expert John T. Edge (who was featured as a judge on…
The Widow of the South by Robert Hicks is a damn fine novel and he’s a great writer. But sheesh, I really hope he’s gonna speak more than just two more times in his life.
John Updike, making the rounds promoting his new novel, Terrorist, raised eyebrows with his passionate warnings at BEA about digital publishing. That much-discussed speech, by the way, is available as a podcast here. In the June/July 2006 issue of Details, Updike sounds yet another ominous note about the potential for young authors to build lengthy…
On Saturday night, Jerry Stackhouse scored 13 of the Dallas Mavericks‘ 19 fourth quarter points in a victory over the Phoenix Suns. Down by as many as 18 points, the Mavericks fought back to win the game and close out the best-of-seven playoff series. The triumph sends Dallas to the NBA Finals for the…