Crime Author Bunker Dies
Also via MediaBistro, there is a BBC report that “Crime novelist Edward Bunker, who taught himself to write in prison and appeared in hit movie Reservoir Dogs, has died in California aged 71.” Bunker spent a total of 18 years in prison and ultimately published novels. He was Mr. Blue in Tarantino’s film. Read the…
continue readingTeen Phenoms Proceed with Caution
MediaBistro noted an interesting article The Christian Science Monitor about teen literary sensations and how hard it is for them to follow up with their second book. It’s an interesting article and you can read it here. I was going to make some snarky comment about whatever happened to that kid who wrote Twelve but…
continue readingWho Knew It Sucked So Bad to Be a Published Writer?
I had no idea. All these years, I thought Cool Hand Luke was just a fantastic movie from 1967. I had no idea that it’s actually true and that Strother Martin’s character, The Captain, was not a prison warden but actually a Creative Writing Department Chair. You too? Well, you had it wrong, just like…
continue readingDeals Aplenty!
PublishersLunch reported a few interesting deals in the last couple of days.
continue readingJohn T. Edge to Appear at Square Books
Those of you in the north-central Mississippi area might want to skip lunch today and build up a hefty appetite. The gang at Square Books is cooking up burgers today in conjunction with John T. Edge’s book signing for Hamburger & Fries: An American Story. Edge, a food expert who has appeared on The Food…
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