Slushpile Family Book Deal Announcement
It’s been a thrilling week here at Slushpile.net. The big announcement is that our patron saint of techie matters, overlord of gadgets, the guy who originally convinced me to write this blog, and the dude who actually pays the Slushpile hosting fees, John Biggs, just signed a major new book deal. Dial Press won a heated…
continue readingAllegations of Rampant Newspaper Plagiarism
Jody Rosen at Slate beats down a Texas alternative publication with allegations of plagiarism run amok. In Dude, You Stole My Article, Rosen provides more examples of word-for-word duplications than you could count. Or, at least more than I could count as I’m struggling to get moving this morning. Some of you folks who are…
continue readingTyler Signs Book Deal
The cavalcade of rock star memoirs continues as reports surfaced that Aerosmith front man Steven Tyler signed a $2 million deal with Ecco, the HarperCollins imprint.
continue readingRapper Writers Sued
Literary Rejections on Display points to an Associated Press report Simon & Schuster has filed suit against rappers ‘Lil Kim and Foxy Brown because the singers did not fulfill the obligations of their book contracts. The article states that Brown received $75,000 for an autobiography that was due in February 2006 and Kim was paid $40,000 for…
continue readingEven Presidential Nominees Get Rejected
So it’s not just you and me. Even presumptive presidential nominees get rejected. Seems the Gray Lady gave Senator John McCain the “this is a subjective business and we wish you the best of luck placing your work elsewhere” treatment.
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