The Lens on JT Leroy Begins to Focus
Something else from the New York Times… Recently, there has been more conversation about the identity of JT Leroy than I care to recount. However, in today’s New York Times, there is an article entitled The Unmasking of JT Leroy: In Public, He’s a She by Warren St. John that seems more definitive, more…
continue readingMore on Cox’s Big Week
On Thursday, I commented on the amazing week of Ana Marie Cox, former Wonkette editor and author of the recently released Dog Days. On Monday, she quit her day job. On Tuesday, her debut novel was reviewed in the New York Times. On Wednesday, a “mid-six-figured” book deal was announced. On Thursday, she was profiled…
continue readingGreat Discount to Literary Journals
Over at the Emerging Writers Network, Dan does a yeoman’s job supporting literature. He reads a ton, writes a ton, and doesn’t seek any sort of personal gain other than the joy of helping to spread the cause of good literature. And this time, he’s really outdone himself… Dan worked diligently behind the scenes to…
continue readingJeff Kleinman Part of a New Literary Agency
GalleyCat reported on Friday about Folio Literary Management, the newest superagency. The new agency is reported to feature three agents: Scott Hoffman (formerly of PMA Lit & Film), Jeff Kleinman (formerly of Graybill & English), and Paige Wheeler (founder of Creative Media Agency). Contact information has not yet been announced, nor has anything been said about which of…
continue readingA Paperback Da Vinci… Finally
After literally years of speculation about when a paperback version of The Da Vinci Code would be released, details began to trickle out on Friday about an Anchor Books mass-market edition. Publishers Weekly reported that Anchor will release the paperback on March 28, 2006 and although details are closely guarded by the publisher, estimates…
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