Interview: Neil Strauss, Author
The setting sun against the cyclone wire fence casts a glare that momentarily blinds me as I open the envelope. It’s late afternoon, clocks are being punched out, and I hear car radios blare from the road as factory workers and pipe fitters screech out of warehouse parking lots. I see an old Camaro, once…
continue readingStrauss Work Roundup
I’ve mentioned my review of Neil Strauss’ current bestseller, The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists. The book has spent six weeks on the New York Times list, was optioned for film production, and has been featured in numerous major media outlets. To go along with that book, I thought it would be…
continue readingFormatting Foul-Ups
I just recently noticed that some of our older interviews have fluky formatting in them. I suppose this happened when we changed servers recently. Or maybe it’s been there for months and I just haven’t seen it. Either way, I’ll work on getting those items corrected this week. So if you’re browsing through our past…
continue readingWhat is Being an Expert and What is Protecting Your Turf?
Back in early August, I ran a bit about some controversy surrounding the Washington Post book review of John Irving’s most recent novel, Until I Find You. The uproar at the time was that the newspaper ran a book review written by a critic who had a personal relationship with Irving. The newspaper acted to…
continue readingLots of Book and Mag Job Changes
There were a whole bunch of changes in the publishing and magazine world last week. Big names leaving positions, big names starting new gigs, changes all around.
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