A Couple of Frey Notes
It had been my best intention to slow down on the James Frey posts, but there have been a couple of items that just force me to fall off the wagon. First, I’m sure you’ll remember Frey telling Larry King on CNN that “when Nan Talese purchased the book, I’m not sure if they knew what…
continue readingAgent Moves
A couple of outlets reported on two agent moves yesterday. A Publishers Lunch report that was picked up by Mediabistro stated that Bob Shuman has joined the Peter Rubie Literary Agency as an agent. Shuman has previously worked at an editor for several publishers including Kensington, Macmillan, and Morrow. Mediabistro also reported that Rachel Vater joined Lowenstein-Yost…
continue readingFinally! An Answer of What to Do with Fluffy
All your problems are solved. Here’s a book deal that we can all agree is desperately needed. According to reports from Publishers Marketplace, a deal was recently signed for a book that will teach you what to do with dead pets. No longer will you have to lie to the kids and say that…
continue readingExciting Stuff at Tin House
Got an email from the folks over at Tin House and it looks like they’ve got a lot of exciting things happening… The new issue is out and features new fiction from Donna Tartt, Ken Kalfus (I looooved his debut short story collection Thirst), William Gay, and Tony D’Souza among others. The email also…
continue readingLiterary Medical Stories in Playboy
There are a couple of interesting literary-meets-medical pieces in the February 2006 issue of Playboy. These two articles feature some heavy-duty literary power in Thom Jones and Michelle Richmond.
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