Why Won’t a Publishing Book Work?
Recently, the New York Observer wondered if there is any glamour left in publishing.
Funny Line
In a piece about Wallace Stegner’s birthday, Timothy Egan recalls a hilarious interaction between an irritated author and an editor.
Elect Him or Sign Him to a Pro Sports Team
In a move worthy of our country’s best politicians and crisis-management-trained professional athletes, Herman Rosenblat has managed to both apologize and deny fault at the same time.
What We Can Learn from a Commercial for Cleats
My old man was a pretty serious high school football player in south Georgia. Ohio, Texas, and Florida are now hotbeds of high school football player.
What Part of “Against the Law” Do You Not Understand?
With New York Yankee Alex Rodriguez’s admission to taking performance enhancing drugs, the whole issue of steroids in baseball has entered mainstream discourse again this week.
Jones Chicago Appearances
Slushpile.net favorite Stephen Graham Jones has three appearances in Chicago lined up in conjunction with the Association of Writing Programs conference.
Interview: Steven Rinella, Author
In American Buffalo: In Search of a Lost Icon,, outdoorsman and writer Steven Rinella chronicles his own hunt for a wild buffalo in the Alaskan wilderness.
Amazon Launches New Kindle
Slushpile.net overlord John Biggs was at the press conference today for Amazon’s launch of a new Kindle.
Wonder How Satch Feels?
Last night, Coldplay won the Grammy award for their song “Viva La Vida.” This is the very same song that is the center of a lawsuit by guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani.
Super Bowl Books
So, we’re now accepting bets on how long it will be before deals for Super Bowl related books will be announced.
Interview: Mark Barrowcliffe, Author
In The Elfish Gene: Dungeons, Dragons, and Growing Up Strange, Mark Barrowcliffe describes a life most of us can understand.
Soft Skull’s Banner 2008
Many observers have argued that small presses have the best shot at succeeding in this challening economy.
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