Brian Cuban signs book deal for memoir of the law and vice
Publisher’s Marketplace is reporting that Brian Cuban, the brother of investor and owner of the Dallas Mavericks, has signed a deal for a memoir. THE ADDICTED LAWYER: Tales of the Bar, Booze, Blow, and Redemption, with a famous last name (Mark Cuban’s brother), the successful lawyer and now long-term recovery cocaine and alcohol addict takes…
continue readingIf you read the news, you don’t need to read The Case for Impeachment
I love a good tear down of any person in office, regardless of political party. So I had high hopes for The Case for Impeachment by Allan J. Lichtman. Unfortunately, if you’ve been reading along during the rise of President Donald Trump, the book doesn’t have anything new to tell you. If you’ve been paying…
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When is the AL governor scandal book coming out?
Now that former Alabama governor Robert Bentley has, finally, gone the hell away, I wonder how long it will be before we see book deals arise out of the scandal. This informative article, entitled “How could Robert Bentley fall so hard? Now we know” by John Archibald provide several options. Sure, it could be the…
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We need to talk about Alec, but can’t
The discussion about actor Alec Baldwin’s recently published memoir Nevertheless perfectly encapsulates why reasonable conversation is impossible in this culture at the moment. First, of interest to us as writers… Focus now, focus. Baldwin took to Facebook to complain about typos in his memoir and smear the publisher for not editing enough. Typos are, indeed,…
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Is celebrity more important than fighting racism?
Sometimes pop culture just breaks your heart. I like to believe that I’m not an old fogey who spends all his time on the porch bitching about kids today. I’m also not an art snob who rants about the dirty influence of commerce. I get it. It’s hard to sell books and anything that gives…
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