Time Picks Top 100 Novels
The last thing we need is yet another top-anything list. But anyway, Time selected the 100 Best Novels from 1923 to Present. Check out their selections here. I will say that one interesting aspect of this list is that Time provides a copy of their original review when applicable. For instance, you can read what…
continue readingMediabistro Editor Departs to Complete Novel
I’ve often referred to news items posted on mediabistro, a website dedicated to providing industry news to journalists, writers, editors, freelancers, photographers, and basically everyone who works with the written word. Elizabeth Spiers, the editor-in-chief of the great site, recently resigned her position in order to complete a novel and do some freelance work. In…
continue readingBerendt to Appear at Powell’s
John Berendt, author of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil is scheduled to appear today at Powell’s in Portland. Supporting his new book, The City of Falling Angels, Berendt reads this tale of the “magic, mystery, and decadence” of Venice and its inhabitants. The folks at the bookstore are expecting a big crowd…
continue readingPorn Star Didn’t Write Novel
Juggernaut porn company Vivid Entertainment and Thunder’s Mouth Press teamed up to release a series of erotic novels featuring some of their contract girls. The novels were supposedly written by the performers and also feature the ladies as characters in the plot. One book in the series, Vamp, lists Savanna Samson as the author and…
continue readingClapton Auction Closed
A couple of weeks ago, I mentioned that an auction was being held for the rights to publish Eric Clapton’s biography. I also offered my ghostwriting services to Slowhand, but so far, I’m afraid I haven’t heard anything. I’m sure their pleas for my help have just been delayed in the mail. Anyway, Publishers Lunch…
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