Strauss Cover Story
Bestselling author Neil Strauss, who we recently interviewed, has the cover story for the new issue of Rolling Stone. Strauss travelled to London to interview Madonna and the piece, How Madonna Got Her Groove Back, describes her recovery from an equestrian accident, her work on the new albumn, and the various “Madonna moments” that people…
continue readingCall for Geeky Inclined Writers
Slushpile techie patron saint John is also an editor at computer publisher Apress and he’s “looking for a few good writers. I edit a line “after-hours” books – fun with Lego, gadgetry, etc. and I’m looking for folks who might get a kick out of writing books on the things they love rather then high-tech…
continue readingI’m Not Sure If You’ll Have To Pay The Money Or If They’ll Pay You The Money
Unusual item posted on eBay… I think the point here is that you have to pay $250,000 to get in on this action. Or maybe they will pay you a quarter million to write the story. I dunno. But “looking for a writer who is interested in collaborating on a true crime story. Invoves Fed.…
continue readingVollman Wins NBA!
William T. Vollman took home the National Book Award for Fiction last night. His novel, Europe Central was considered a longshot to win the award and Vollman “looked stunned as he found his way to the podium,” according to Publishers Weekly. Congratulations to a fantastic writer!
continue readingMax Barry Tour Dates Announced
Max Barry’s website posted new American tour dates for his novel Company. Looks like he’ll be hitting the big cities, but maybe like on rock tours, they’ll come back around for a second leg at the secondary markets. –Los Angeles, CA on 1/25/2006 –San Francisco, CA on 1/26/2006 –Seattle, WA on 1/28/2006 –Portland, OR on…
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