Book Deals In da Club and On the Trail
A couple of interesting book deals recently reported by the fine folks at Publishers Marketplace… First 50 Cent sold a line of “street fiction” that includes both novellas and graphic novels to Louise Burke at Pocket and Jacob Hoye at MTV Books/Pocket. The series, G-Unit Books, will be kicked off in 2007 with a hip…
continue readingInteresting Interview with William T. Vollman
Bookslut has an interesting interview with William T. Vollman, famous for his immersion in the cultures he writes about, and after this piece, soon to be famous for writing screenplays in five or six hours. Good stuff here so be sure to check it out.
continue readingBaer and Clevenger Reading a Rousing Success
Last week, I mentioned my envy of Portland residents as Will Christopher Baer and Craig Clevenger were descending upon Powell’s Books for a joint signing. Reports from the field are that it was an amazing evening of literature. Clevenger took the stand first and read selections from chapter 1 and chapter 10 of Dermaphoria. Baer…
continue readingBaer and Clevenger to Appear at Powell’s
Habitual readers of Slushpile know my huge admiration for neo-noir writers Will Christopher Baer and Craig Clevenger. I haven’t had the pleasure of meeting these gentlemen in person, but I’ve been told numerous times that a Baer or Clevenger reading is not to be missed. Therefore, I’m incredibly envious of people in the Portland, OR…
continue readingAnother Journalist Defending Sources
When a judge demands that you give up the source for a maple-glazed ham recipe, you’d damn well better give it to him. Otherwise, as this piece points out, you’ll be a journalist in jail like Judith Miller.
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