Max Barry fans and frustrated cubicle inhabitants everywhere rejoiced earlier this week when Company: A Novel was released on Tuesday. Barry, the bestselling author of Jennifer Government and Syrup, returns his critical gaze to the gray halls of corporate life. Zephy Holdings is an large company where no one ever sees the CEO, the…
It had been my best intention to slow down on the James Frey posts, but there have been a couple of items that just force me to fall off the wagon. First, I’m sure you’ll remember Frey telling Larry King on CNN that “when Nan Talese purchased the book, I’m not sure if they knew what…
A couple of outlets reported on two agent moves yesterday. A Publishers Lunch report that was picked up by Mediabistro stated that Bob Shuman has joined the Peter Rubie Literary Agency as an agent. Shuman has previously worked at an editor for several publishers including Kensington, Macmillan, and Morrow. Mediabistro also reported that Rachel Vater joined Lowenstein-Yost…
I’m running a late for work this morning, so today we’ll just feature a bunch of interesting links. Bookninja found this article in the L.A. Times by Roy Peter Clark. Mr. Clark suggests that publishers can eliminate future controversy by using his suggested ratings guide for memoirs. “Each memoir should be marked with a ratings code…
Defamer had a hilarious suggestion of Joey Fatone portraying author James Frey in the film version of the controversial memoir A Million Little Pieces. And on that note, I’m hoping this can be the last post on the Frey controversy for a while.