Strauss Sells TV Show
You might recall my interview with bestselling author Neil Strauss that posted around this time last year. Strauss’ The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists continues to sell well, hovering at #80 on the Amazon sales ranking, almost a year after its release. And while you may not strive to transform into a ladykiller-extraordinaire, you could do far…
continue readingRaymond Carver’s Influence on Films
The Melbourne Writers Festival runs from August 25 through September 3 in Australia. In association with the event, the Australian Centre for the Moving Image is presenting a special session entitled Focus on Robert Altman and Raymond Carver. While these events sound fantastic, I’m afraid my work schedule won’t allow me to hop on my private plane and…
continue readingI Give It One Week…
With the sensational arrest of John Mark Karr in the near-decade-old murder of JonBenet Ramsey, I’m betting that we’ll start to see book deals on the subject start to appear by this time next week. With the lingering infamy of the child beauty queen’s case, international intrigue, a confession to reporters, and photos like…
continue readingThe Bat and a Black Swan
Bat Segundo recently turned in a couple of excellent literary podcasts. First, there is a conversation with Summer 2006 Litblog Co-Op finalist Michael Martone about experimental fiction, Dan Quayle, how universities affect writers/professors, mythology, and much more. Second, Bat also posted an interview with David Mitchell, the Booker Prize-nominated author of Cloud Atlas and Black Swan Green. In…
continue readingThe Dangers of Too Much Industry News
I’m not the most convivial of travelers even under the best circumstances. But, stuck waiting in Long Island’s Islip Airport, I was pushed to where I wanted to burst through the security doors and run screaming down the runway, happy in whatever fate a landing airplane or rushing policeman might have for me. The fake-Rolex flaunting man…
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