Review: Utterly Monkey
I really wanted to like Utterly Monkey: A Novel by Nick Laird. I’m a sucker for anything with a British accent of any sort and this book got some rave reviews. However, it also got some pretty negative comments as well. Unfortunately, I turned out to be on the more negative side of the…
continue readingRIP Peter Benchley
There were numerous reports on Sunday (here’s one from CNN) that Peter Benchley, author of Jaws and other books, passed away at the age of 65. Benchley was an advocate for shark research and protection, as his wife recalled, “Peter kept telling people the book was fiction, it was a novel, and that he no more…
continue readingLiterary Losers
Publishers Marketplace ran a news item the other day about a book deal that includes some of our favorite writers… John McNally, author of The Book of Ralph: A Novel, sold the rights to When I was a Loser to the Free Press last week. The book is scheduled for publication in 2007. It is an anthology of 30…
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Check out the new issue of Inked. They’re great folks over there doing some fine work that goes into a bit of a different direction than many of the other tattoo magazines. Inked features fashion, music, and other cultural discussions. And this issue contains some of my work as well! So please bear with my shameless…
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I read Max Barry’s super-enjoyable Company: A Novel this past weekend and enjoyed it immensely. Barry manages to strike a balance that is humorous while thought-provoking and satirical without being silly. He’s a lot of fun to read. And in this instance, I mean that as the highest compliment. If you’re at all interested in…
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