Hope for the Slush Pile Afterall
There is an interesting article The Daily Telegraph that I learned about via the excellent MobyLives website. It seems that some major British publishers are returning to the slush pile with renewed interest. “Publishers are increasingly alert to sources of undiscovered gems that in the past might have slipped through the net,” the article states.…
continue readingNew York Times — Kentucky Bureau
Well, sort of. The New York Times is moving into the bookstore business and their first retail store opening not in Manhattan, not in Los Angeles, not in Chicago, and not in DC, but rather Lexington, Kentucky. My home sweet home. In October, the newspaper will open the doors to a 1,738 square-foot retail store…
continue readingSad Events but Looks Like an Interesting Book
CNN has an article on what looks to be an interesting book. The Perfectionist: Life and Death in Haute Cuisine by Rudolph Chelminski recounts the life and death (obviously) of French chef Bernard Loiseau. Driven to perfection, obsessed with his Michelin rating, Loiseau lived a tumultous life until his suicide in 2003. As a bit…
continue readingWhen Potterites Attack
MobyLives has an interesting item about the uprising of Harry Potter fans determined to squelch criticism of their favorite book. David Kipen panned Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and said that the problem isn’t that the novel is dull per se because there are moments resembling suspense but rather “the main problm is that…
continue readingMore Freed Discussion
This heatwave is really starting to piss me off. Seriously. I’m beginning to take this personal like. I walk to work and by the time I get to my office, sweat is dripping off my face and pooling in my keyboard. But my grandma always told me to count my blessings so I think how…
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