Summer 2007 Read This! Announced
The Litblog Co-Op announced the winner of our Summer 2007 Read This! recommendation. This time, we’re focusing on Jamestown by Matthew Sharpe. “This book is hard to explain without sounding like a nut,” writes nominator Megan from Bookdwarf. “It’s wonderfully imaginative and Sharpe uses language to play with the future and the past in a way…
continue readingBurke is Back
My affinity for the work of Andrew Vachss is well known. So I’m glad to say that Vachss’s anti-hero Burke is back. I’m about halfway through Terminal, the new Burke novel due out on September 25 and it’s a rush of a read. Full of Vachss’s trademark characters and icepick wit. One of the interesting…
continue readingRonaldo Signs Book Deal
Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo has signed a book deal with Pan Macmillan for a work entitled Moments: The Way I Feel. The publisher stated that the book will contain stories, recollections, and 150 photographs. Ronaldo, who I believe I once dubbed “master of the pointless stepover,” fought tremendous animosity this past Premiere League season…
continue readingWorking with a Publicist
Here’s a great article on what you should know about working with a publicist to promote your book. Great inside details in this piece. [via Galley Cat.]
continue readingHannah Puts on His Silk PJs and Slippers
I am officially declaring a temporary moratorium on “I read it for the articles” jokes for this post. It’s too easy and obvious. But I was thrilled to see Barry Hannah’s name on the front cover of the latest issue of Playboy. No, they’re not doing some kind of layout with writers standing around looking…
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