Janet Maslin reviews John Leake’s Entering Hades: The Double Life of a Serial Killer in today’s New York Times.
Slash’s Ultimate Guitar Showdown
So most of you know that while I’m not writing books (or writing about books) then I’m daydreaming of rock guitar stardom.
Eck Reviewed in The Times
Uzodinma Iweala reviewed Matthew Eck’s The Farther Shore in yesterday’s New York Times.
10 Movies for Writers
I spent part of the holiday weekend catching up on the towering stack of magazines that threatened to fall over and crush my cat.
Uhhh, This Might Be a Tad Too Much
In a book proposal, it’s always challenging to strike the perfect balance between being excited and positive about your work and going over the top.
Chip Kidd’s Book One
And while we’re talking book design, I should mention that I finally picked up a copy of Chip Kidd’s Chip Kidd: Book One: Work: 1986-2006 recently when I was at AJ Jacobs’s book signing.
The Design of Chronicle Books
I’ve always enjoyed the design of Chronicle Books. They’re generally fun, visually intriguing books.
Cussler to Appear at Powell’s
Bestselling author Clive Cussler is scheduled to appear at Powell’s Books in Portland, Oregon. The appearance is at 7pm at their 3415 SW Cedar Hills Boulevard location.
Oh, the noise! Oh, the noise! Noise! Noise! Noise!
I can tolerate hearing Christmas carols in early November. I can tolerate the tinsel and snow decorations in stores appearing already.
National Medals of Arts and National Humanities Medals
A number of writers and artsy folks received honors at the White House yesterday. But I’m most excited about guitar pioneer Les Paul’s award.
National Book Award Winners
The Associated Press is reporting that Denis Johnson won the National Book Award for Tree of Smoke earlier this evening.
Lots of People Interested in Living Biblically
More than a hundred people showed up last night on a cloudy evening to reading/signing with A.J.
Henkin Takes over TEV
Even on a normal day, The Elegant Variation is one of the best literary blogs around. But yesterday was particularly interesting because Joshua Henkin was guest-blogging while Mark was away from his usual TEV desk.
RIP Norman Mailer
Norman Mailer passed away early Saturday morning at the age of 84.
I’m afraid I must admit that I never read a single word of Norman Mailer’s work.
Protecting Whales
Here’s an interesting article about Denver-based author Peter Heller and his work with a community of people who strive to save whales from slaughter.
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