John T. Edge Reviewed in The Times
Also in The New York Times is a review of Hamburger & Fries: An American Story by John T. Edge. Third in a series of books on American food traditions, this book focuses on the multitude of ways of preparing a hamburger throughout this land of ours. Edge is a food expert who writes for…
continue readingEditor Moves: Lucas to Harelquin
That is in fact how MediaBistro spelled it, but I’m assuming (always a dangerous propostion, I know) that they mean Harlequin, the romance publisher. But anyway, the website is reporting that Demetria Lucas was named associate editor at “Harelquin.” Lucas was previously an assistant editor at BET Books/Arabesque. So all you folks out there quit…
continue readingMcInerney’s 9/11 Book Jacket
The New York Times has an interesting article detailing the book jacket for the new Jay McInerney novel, The Good Life. “Several recent novels in the United States have addressed the events of Sept. 11, 2001, but none have yet dared to use an iconic image of that day – a burning tower or ordinary…
continue readingRick Moody on Writing Programs
In the fiction issue of The Atlantic (the issue that Rachel Donadio at The New York Times said was “ghettoizing” fiction), Rick Moody discusses his long history in writing workshops and he talks about what helped him and what didn’t. It’s an interesting article, well-argued, and measured in its criticisms of writing programs. It stands…
continue readingGives New Meaning to the Term “Going All In”
Publishers Weekly pointed out that more than 60 books on poker will appear in 2005. Kind of makes you wonder what The Cincinnati Kid would make of all this card attention. I guess he would be lining up to learn more about the game, and buying these books. He did have pretty grand aspirations after…
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