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 readingWhen Did Jesse Helms Move to Hollywood?
I’m confused. Or maybe I’m just a bumpkin. But I thought Hollywood was liberal. The Kerry-Edwards ticket defeated Bush-Cheney in the state of California by more than 1.2 million votes. Presumably, much of that came from Los Angeles and Hollywood. British media outlet The Guardian reported that more than 1,500 Hollywood residents “from all walks of…
continue readingJude’s Making a Bunch of Money
Thousands of pieces of stolen body parts? $5 million in tissue quarantined or destroyed? Man, with that kind of volume, Jude from Will Christopher Baer’s fantastic Kiss Me, Judas must really be busy. Taking organs from corpses isn’t her usual MO as she prefers live victims, but maybe she’s branching out.
continue readingLiterary Liars
Samuel G. Freedman writes in the Columbia Journalism Review that the James Frey controversy was simply The Predictable Scandal. Meanwhile, changes were made at The Village Voice as a result of the fabricated story on pickup artists. The errant journalist who wrote the article, Nick Sylvester, remains on suspension but he still has a job.…
continue readingBuilding Buzz and Relationships
In Sunday’s Washington Post, Bob Thompson writes an article entitled Fast Forward: Never Heard of British Author Kate Mosse? That’s About to Change. It’s a fascinating examination of how publishers attempt to create buzz for a book long in advance of it’s publication. The article also details the need to brand authors which is exactly what businessman extraordinaire Mark Cuban…
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