How I Learned About Ozzy
I shared my introduction to Ozzy Osbourne as part of a roundup of reminiscences of the Prinze of Darkness over at PopMatters. The legend’s death was a good excuse to look back at the first Ozzy album I enjoyed.
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Martin Cruz Smith Dies at 82
Bestselling author Martin Cruz Smith has died from complications of Parkinson’s Disease, according to multiple outlets, including the Washington Post. He was best known for his 1981 novel Gorky Park. Smith had just recently published a new novel called Hotel Ukraine that was announced to be his last work. His protagonist Arkady Renko was characterized…
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Irvine Welsh Interviewed by BBC
A cool article and accompanying video where Irvine Welsh shows off the apartment shows off the apartment where he wrote Trainspotting. In addition to covering the changing times, the advance of artificial intelligence, and revisiting nineties bands, the article also covers Welsh’s new novel Men in Love.
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2025 National Book Festival Authors Announced
In prior years, even us bookish folk probably didn’t think too much about the Library of Congress. We got our little classification info on our publisher pages, but that was about it. This year, the institution has garnered more headlines. So I wonder if it will affect attendance of the National Book Festival, positively or…
continue readingFisketjon Working with New Imprint
Legendary editor Gary Fisketjon was always one of my heroes. He worked, famously, with Cormac McCarthy, Richard Ford, Beverly Lowry, and many more. Courtesy of Publishers Weekly, I just learned that he is working with an imprint called Panamerica. The imprint falls under a broadsheet called County Highway that was founded by David Samuels and…
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