Slushpile Reads: Blitzed: Drugs in the Third Reich
Strapline: A look at the complex – and dangerous – connection between drugs and the rise of the Third Reich. Why We Love It: This is a book that doesn’t explain the horrors of war but does explain the fuel that powered its engines. This book, written in a light, accessible style paints the Third…
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Mullally & Offerman get rights to Saunders novel
In 1995, I was working at a bookstore and a new short story writer came for a signing. Everyone was incredibly excited for the visit and raved about the story collection. The guy had been a technical writer, if I remember correctly, and he told me about writing his short stories at work, sneaking a…
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New book deal sums up why I don’t read parenting stuff
Either I’m a horrible parent or parenting writing is too predictable. I recently wrote about how I don’t read any parenting blogs. I also don’t read any parenting books either. It’s not that I’m uninterested in the subject, I just find that they are limited to either Frantic-Exhausted Parent Voice or they are Wonder Years…
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Slushpile Reads: Breakout: How Atari 8-Bit Computers Defined a Generation
Strapline: A charming little book about the best computers in the world, the Atari 400 and 800. Why We Love It: Atari has been given short shrift in the history of computing but their early home computers were some of the best around and they were emminently fun and usable. I personally learned to code…
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Is He Really Making a Grand a Day?
It’s damn near impossible to get an accurate gauge of writing finances. As a whole, writing isn’t a highly paid profession. And let’s be honest, the writing community can be a tad gossipy and snarky as well. Which makes everyone get all coy when money comes up, as opposed to say professional sports or the…
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