A USA Today article details a study that revealed Seattle is the nation’s most literate city.
DuBois Sells Novel
Back before the holiday, we featured an interview with mystery writer Brendan DuBois. Well, it turns out that the holiday gave the DuBois family much to be thankful for as Publishers Marketplace reported yesterday that a new book entitled Twilight was sold to Ruth Cavin at Thomas Dunne Books.
Harper’s Announces New Editor
Harpers announced that Roger D. Hodge, a 38-year-old who has worked with the magazine since 1996,
Syntax of Things Reviews New Oxford American
The excellent Syntax of Things gave a nice preview of the new issue of the Oxford American.
11 Books that Explain the South
Several newspapers picked up an Associated Press report that provided Richard Howorth’s suggestions for 11 books that explain the South and all it’s complexity.
Link Wray Dies at 76
Guitar great Link Wray passed away at the age of 76. CNN provided a nice recap of his life and career.
Sync Magazine Closes
It’s an unfortunate reality of the journalism and publishing business that magazines don’t succeed. And that sometimes they are given up for dead by the media conglomerates that own them.
Ahhh, the Free Rein of the Successful
Joe Queenan is one of my favorite writers and his New York Times book review of Generation Rx: How Prescription Drugs are Altering American Lives,
Strauss Cover Story
Bestselling author Neil Strauss, who we recently interviewed, has the cover story for the new issue of Rolling Stone.
Call for Geeky Inclined Writers
Slushpile techie patron saint John is also an editor at computer publisher Apress and he’s “looking for a few good writers.
I’m Not Sure If You’ll Have To Pay The Money Or If They’ll Pay You The Money
Unusual item posted on eBay… I think the point here is that you have to pay $250,000 to get in on this action.
Interview: Brendan DuBois
I have some pages ripped out of an old Playboy magazine. They’re a little brittle from age and from all the moving around I’ve done since this 1997 issue hit the newstand.
Any Crazy, Desperate, and Fiendishly Creative Aspiring Authors Out There?
One of my absolute favorite stories, and one that certainly makes editors/agents/record executives/movie producers/anyone-in-a-position-to-greenlight-a-creative-project cringe, is Kris Kristofferson landing a helicopter on Johnny Cash’s lawn in order to convince The Man in Black to record some of his music.
Vollman Wins NBA!
William T. Vollman took home the National Book Award for Fiction last night. His novel, Europe Central was considered a longshot to win the award and Vollman “looked stunned as he found his way to the podium,”
Max Barry Tour Dates Announced
Max Barry’s website posted new American tour dates for his novel Company. Looks like he’ll be hitting the big cities,
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