HarperCollins Announces New Imprint
The New York Times has a brief article on a new HarperCollins imprint. Led by Carrie Kania, It Books will focus on “pop culture, sports, style and content derived from the Internet.” Also in the article is the first public reference (that I’m aware of) to Igniter Books, a new subimprint led by Neil Strauss…
continue readingRaymond Carver Biography Sold
Publishers Marketplace reported news yesterday of a new Raymond Carver biography being sold: “Michael Hemmingson’s RAYMOND CARVER: A Critical Biography, an interpretative approach to Raymond Carver’s life, placing the writer’s biography within the context of American history, politics, economics, and the literary landscape of the time, examining the content of the short stories in relation…
continue readingInformers Trailer Released
. The film version of Bret Easton Ellis’ Informers is scheduled for release next month and the movie trailer is beginning to make the rounds on the Internet. You can see view the trailer and sign up for email alerts at this website. Although I’ve heard the film dropped the vampire subplot from Ellis’ book,…
continue readingCountdown to a Book Deal
MSNBC has an article about a guy working a job in every state in the nation. Daniel Seddiqui gets a gig in each state’s most famous industry, works there for one week, meets the people, and explores the surrounding area, before moving on. This quest is similar to Sean Aiken’s adventure working a different job…
continue readingElect Him or Sign Him to a Pro Sports Team
In a move worthy of our country’s best politicians and crisis-management-trained professional athletes, Herman Rosenblat has managed to both apologize and deny fault at the same time. Reuters says Rosenblat apologizes while the Associated Press says he’s not sorry. Meanwhile, since in spite of the men in white coats trying to correct me, I still…
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