Porizkova’s Difficult Decisions
The always useful Publishers Marketplace reported that former supermodel Paulina Porizkova signed a deal with Hyperion for a novel entitled A Model Summer in which a fifteen-year-old Czech-born Swedish girl is chosen by a modeling agent to spend a summer strutting for the camera in Paris. During that time in the City of Light, the model is…
continue readingDeceitful Film Premeires
Syntax of Things collects the trailers for the film version of The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things. And Gawker relates their observations of the film’s premiere this week. Most of their report focuses on events surrounding the actual debut of the film since they found the movie “terrible, so much so that we walked out…
continue readingMacAdam/Cage Partners with Random House of Canada
Earlier this week, the fine independent publisher MacAdam/Cage announced a strategic relationship with Random House of Canada. In April of this year, Random House of Canada will take responsibility for selling, distributing, and marketing the Cage’s fantastic frontlist titles. Additionally, M/C’s previously published hardcover books will be issued in paperback editions as part of the Anchor Canada list.…
continue readingOne of the Village’s Voices Silenced
Slushpile favorite Neil Strauss has been getting a lot of attention in the last few days. Last week, reports containing more details about the film version of The Game appeared in numerous outlets, including this article in Variety. I have also seen Strauss quoted in the April issue of Men’s Fitness and a number…
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Interview: John Grisham, Author
For?writers struggling to get an agent or a publisher, it’s almost too big of a dream to think of reaching the best-seller list. Now, think of being the top-selling author, in the world, for an entire decade.?John Grisham reached that almost impossible pinnacle.?He was the top-selling author of the 1990s, and including?his work in this…
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