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Monthly Archives October 2017

Review: What Does This Button Do? by Bruce Dickinson

By Scott McKenzie Posted on October 31, 2017 In Book Reviews, Hard Rock Literature 0 No tags 0

When you are a sword-wielding, jet flying, human air raid siren, it shouldn’t be surprising that your memoir stands out from the deluge of books from your peers.

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Red Mafiya explains a lot

By Scott McKenzie Posted on October 30, 2017 In Book Reviews 0 No tags 0

With all the constant headlines about Russia, I made an effort to seek out books that examined criminal enterprises in the former Soviet Union published prior to our current political obsession.

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Pregnant With Satan?s Spawn Or Just Hormonal? “Rosemary?s Baby”

By Heather Quinlan Posted on October 28, 2017January 30, 2018 In Book Reviews, Reviews 1 Devil, Horror 0

A young woman finds herself trapped in a web of deceit, betrayal, and Satanism in Ira Levin?s 1966 classic, ?Rosemary?s Baby.?

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The preciousness of cookbooks

By Scott McKenzie Posted on October 27, 2017 In News 0 No tags 0

The Atlantic has a story about the long history of cookbooks serving as status symbols. The piece examines how cookbooks were clearly marketed to specific classes,

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Slushpile Gets SPOOKY with Ghost Story

By Heather Quinlan Posted on October 27, 2017October 31, 2017 In Book Reviews 0 Fred Astaire, Ghost Story 0

Four elderly gentlemen gather once a week to tell ghost stories by the fire in Peter Straub?s aptly-titled ?Ghost Story,?

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Mark Halperin’s Career, or: How Low Can You Go?

By Heather Quinlan Posted on October 27, 2017 In News 0 Game Change, HBO 0

Mark Halperin?s sudden fall from grace began after five women disclosed he was as frightening as any Halloween spectre: accounts of unwanted physical advances while he was the political director for ABC News have caused Penguin Press to kill his upcoming (and as yet untitled) book.

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If I’m under ground, sell all my shit you can sell

By Scott McKenzie Posted on October 24, 2017 In General 0 No tags 0

Here’s an interesting article on whether whether an author’s wishes must be honored after death. The article mentions that famed writer Terry Pratchett instructed that his hard drive should be crushed after his death.

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The inevitability of book deals

By Scott McKenzie Posted on October 23, 2017 In Deals, Essays 0 No tags 0

There are shortcomings to energetically following any industry. If you’re a sportswriter, you learn that heroes are actually fallible and sometimes frail human beings.

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4 decades since Skynyrd plan crash

By Scott McKenzie Posted on October 20, 2017 In General 0 No tags 0

Today is the fortieth anniversary of the plane crash that claimed the lives of Ronnie Van Zant and five others associated with the rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd.

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Hillbilly meets presidential stormer

By Scott McKenzie Posted on October 19, 2017 In News 0 No tags 0

Reports are circulating that bestselling author and unofficial spokesperson for Appalachia JD Vance has met with controversial strategist Steve Bannon regarding openings at the Heritage Foundation.

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Oh hell yeah! Saunders wins Booker

By Scott McKenzie Posted on October 18, 2017 In News 0 No tags 0

One of my favorite literary memories was hearing George Saunders read the short story “Offloading for Mrs. Schwartz” when his first collection Civilwarland in Bad Decline was published.

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Book deal about reclaiming Polish property

By Scott McKenzie Posted on October 18, 2017 In Deals 0 No tags 0

If Slushpile was a cuisine, it would be a bizarro fusion food of a plate overflowing with Mississippi catfish and Polish sausage,

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Lee ancestor signs deal with Convergent

By Scott McKenzie Posted on October 17, 2017October 18, 2017 In Deals 0 No tags 0

With the recent discussion around removal of Confederate monuments, General Robert E. Lee’s family have appeared in media coverage. Now,

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KISS book not a total money grab

By Scott McKenzie Posted on October 16, 2017October 17, 2017 In Book Reviews 0 No tags 0

Part of being an educated KISS fan is being ready to — at times — be ripped off. I’ve written extensively about my lifelong obsession with the masked rockers and I don’t think it’s at all incompatible to say that I have the utmost respect for Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley while also always being leery of their products.

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Daltrey signs book deal

By Scott McKenzie Posted on October 11, 2017 In Deals 0 No tags 0

Classic rock legend Roger Daltrey, vocalist for The Who, has signed a book deal with Henry Holt and Co. in the United States.

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