John Updike, Dead at 75
Breaking news… CNN is reporting that John Updike, bestselling author of the Rabbit books and many more, has passed away. More information as it becomes available.
continue readingGrisham and Social Networks
Bestselling author and legal juggernaut John Grisham now has official presences on Facebook and MySpace. Visit either site to join in the Grisham community and get exclusive updates and news. To celebrate the launch of these sites, Doubleday is giving away free copies of Grisham’s new book, The Associate, scheduled for release on January 27.…
continue readingLish Re-Enters the Classroom
Famed editor and creative writing teacher Gordon Lish is re-entering the classroom. Galley Cat has all the details here. One of my old teachers, Mark Richard, studied with Lish and he had hilarious stories of those workshops. So I’m sure this new round of classes will be fun and challenging.
continue readingMezrich Tackles Facebook Founders
Ben Mezrich, author of Bringing Down the House and Rigged, is publishing a book on the creation of Facebook and the folks who made it happen. Interesting recap here.
continue readingPublish Your Rejection Letters
Literary Rejections on Display posted this request for submissions from Bill Shapiro. Last year, Shapiro published Other People’s Love Letters: 150 Letters You Were Never Meant to See and now he’s working on a book about our favorite thing: rejection letters. As LROD points out, Shapiro’s work in progress will be published by Random House,…
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