More Literary Truths
From the informative Bookslut, I learned of this educational post… Encyclopedia Hanasiana reminds us that it is a long standing tradition for American writers to be less than truthful about their work. Among other discoveries, Jeff Hanas points out that “Thoreau never actually stayed at Walden Pond, relying instead on the observations of a series…
continue readingFrey Expose
As I’m sure everyone knows, there were serious doubts raised about James Frey and his memoir A Million Little Pieces by The Smoking Gun. This was all over the literary news yesterday and was even picked up by CNN. The short version is that the Smoking Gun folks spent six weeks investigating Frey’s claims…
continue reading5 Million Da Vincis
Following up on earlier reports of a release date for The Da Vinci Code paperback, Publishers Weekly reported yesterday that Anchor Books confirmed a total print run of 5 million copies. I think the always informative and entertaining Bookninja had the most humorous comment on this new yesterday when they wrote “one can only wonder whether…
continue readingThe Lens on JT Leroy Begins to Focus
Something else from the New York Times… Recently, there has been more conversation about the identity of JT Leroy than I care to recount. However, in today’s New York Times, there is an article entitled The Unmasking of JT Leroy: In Public, He’s a She by Warren St. John that seems more definitive, more…
continue readingGreat Discount to Literary Journals
Over at the Emerging Writers Network, Dan does a yeoman’s job supporting literature. He reads a ton, writes a ton, and doesn’t seek any sort of personal gain other than the joy of helping to spread the cause of good literature. And this time, he’s really outdone himself… Dan worked diligently behind the scenes to…
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