Agent Moves: Karchmar to William Morris
[Originally posted on Wednesday, June 1, 2005] Agent Dorian Karchmar has been named a literary agent at the William Morris Agency. She was previously with Lowenstein-Yost Associates
continue readingEarly Reviews for Lunar Park
[Originally posted on Friday, June 24, 2005] Publishers Weekly is running a short preview of their examination of Bret Easton Ellis???s new novel Lunar Park. I???ve called in some favors and I???m expecting a review copy soon so keep an eye out for our own detailed review, but in the meantime, here???s this to whet…
continue readingReview: Cream
I’m a huge Eric Clapton fan so I was excited to review Cream: The World’s First Supergroup by Dave Thompson for PopMatters. This is a great historical look at one of rock music’s most influential bands. Check out the review here.
continue readingReview: Haunted
I wrote a feature on Chuck Palahniuk’s Haunted for PopMatters. I’m a huge Chuck fan. One of my mentors in grad school blurbed the hardback, first edition of Fight Club so I got turned on to him early, way before the movie and all the subsequent sucess. But I wasn’t thrilled with Haunted. No doubt,…
continue readingReview: The Accidental Hunter
I love Nelson George’s social commentary. But I’m afraid I was a little disappointed in his newest novel The Accidental Hunter when I reviewed it for PopMatters. The language just didn’t work. Anyway, check out the review here.
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