McInerney Podcast Details
I spoke to the talented folks at Knopf and got some useful information about the Jay McInerney podcasting spree while he tours in support of The Good Life. As of yesterday, the book’s official website is up and running. All the podcasts can be found here. There are already two files from late January and he’ll…
continue readingMcInerney Roundup
In addition to his new fantastic novel, The Good Life, Jay McInerney’s other work occupies a prominent place on my shelf. Preparing for the release of the new novel, I was re-reading some of older works and found myself getting sucked in, drawn in, and what began as a casual glance turned into a three or…
continue readingPut the Emphasis on the “L” in Literature
Defamer had a report of a contest you would-be television hacks should get in on. I don’t have Showtime, so I’ve never actually seen The L Word but they’ve got a competition where you can submit some writing and fans will vote on a winner. And, as the show’s website says, “if the script’s good…
continue readingFolio Lit Website Up and Running
Back in early January, I mentioned that agent extraordinaire Jeff Kleinman had banded together with Scott Hoffman and Paige Wheeler to form Folio Literary Management. At the time, the company had only registered the domain name but no website was ready. Tonight, I was surfing around and noticed that the company’s website is now up and…
continue readingYet Another Literary Fraud
I’ve seen various posts about this around the literary web, but I just didn’t have the stomach to get into yet another fraud story. But when Sherman Alexie speaks, I definitely perk up. Alexie, the creator of what is one of my favorite titles of all time with The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in…
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