Notes on Money
For aspiring authors, the topic of book advances is murky and mysterious. We read about the massive payouts to a very, very select few others. But no articles are written about the vast majority of $20k and $30k and even lower advances that are dished out to the vast majority of writers. On the other…
continue readingMcInerney Reviewed in NYT
Longtime readers of Slushpile.net know that I’m a huge fan of Jay McInerney’s work. And I have to admit that sometimes it feels like I’m the only one out there. So I was pleased to see Janet Maslin’s largely positive review of McInerney’s new collection, How It Ended in yesterday’s New York Times. “His stories…
continue readingJones and Kindling
Being the luddite that I am, I have to admit that I haven’t goofed around with a Kindle yet. Hell, I’m not completely convinced this whole internet thing is going to last anyway. So it will probably be about 2019 before I tackle any digital books. However, novelist and pop culture fan Stephen Graham Jones…
continue readingDaniel Woodrell Interviewed
The Southeast Review has a fantastic interview with Daniell Woodrell. Damn, now I’m going to have to dash home and devour Give Us a Kiss again. [via Confessions of an Idiosyncratic Mind]
continue readingGood Reads
In contrast with the awful book I read this weekend, I have enjoyed a couple of interesting works of both fiction and nonfiction. And we’ll be discussing these more in the coming days. But to just quickly recap, and get myself out of this funk, here’s the good stuff from recent days. William D. Cohan’s…
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