Literary Medical Stories in Playboy
There are a couple of interesting literary-meets-medical pieces in the February 2006 issue of Playboy. These two articles feature some heavy-duty literary power in Thom Jones and Michelle Richmond.
continue readingFrey Free Friday
Try to say that five times fast… Anyway, I think we all need a break, so today is free of all things expose related. ********** I first heard about this months and months ago. I was afraid to get too excited about it since these things have a tendency to fall through, but it looks…
continue readingFrey on Larry King
Well, I finished watching what could arguably be the biggest story in publishing for quite a while. Or at least the biggest story that doesn’t involve boy wizards or Da Vinci conspiracies. James Frey appeared on CNN’s Larry King Live last night. He comported himself reasonably well, although some of his defenses were a bit…
continue readingSlushpile on CNN!
Or, briefly displayed in the background at least… While I was enjoying a cheeseburger with back and pepperjack cheese at my local Chammps franchise restaurant, this little ‘ole blog was making it’s bigtime debut. The eagle-eyed editor of Syntax of Things emailed me to state that during a James Frey conversation on Wolf Blitzer’s Situation…
continue readingBook Deal for PopMatters
Publishers Weekly was among several yesterday to report on a new deal between Soft Skull Press and my colleagues over at PopMatters. The report stated “the new imprint will bring the site’s essays, reviews and other ruminations on pop culture into traditional print form.” Wonder if this will suddenly make all of reviewers turn in…
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