Interview: Michael Flocker, Author
Social observer extraordinaire Michael Flocker has written three well-received books on style, leisure, and our celebrity-obsessed culture. He brings a keen eye, a sharp wit, and an appreciated amount of sincerity to his work. While most other social commentators only want to poke fun, criticize and complain, Flocker intends for his work to benefit readers’ lives. The…
continue readingInterview: Mark Cuban, Businessman
Mark Cuban is an extremely successful businessman, a popular sports franchise owner, and someone who isn’t afraid to question the status quo. Although his criticisms of the National Basketball Association and its referees attract the most attention, the fact is that Cuban seems like the type to question any authority and any convention if it can be improved. Beyond…
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Interview: John Grisham, Author
For?writers struggling to get an agent or a publisher, it’s almost too big of a dream to think of reaching the best-seller list. Now, think of being the top-selling author, in the world, for an entire decade.?John Grisham reached that almost impossible pinnacle.?He was the top-selling author of the 1990s, and including?his work in this…
continue readingInterview: Jay McInerney, Author
Jay McInerney, literary chronicler of New York City, stood in his large window struggling with a broken shade. He wasn’t actually paying attention to the view–he’d seen it many times before: the wide expanse of water towers and fire escapes, the blossom of Wall Street, and the Twin Towers lurching out of the sea. Focusing…
continue readingInterview: Marcy Dermansky, Author
A graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi’s Center for Writers, Marcy Dermansky has compiled an impressive list of credentials in a relatively short period of time. She won the 2002 Smallmouth Press Andre Dubus Novella Award and the 1999 Story Magazine Carson McCullers short story prize. Her work has been published in a number of prestigious literary…
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