Archive for October, 2005
Monday October 24th 2005, 9:54 pm
Philip Roth Honored in Newark Neighborhood - Yahoo! News
NEWARK, N.J. - Philip Roth has been honored in his hometown of Newark, which has served as the setting for many of his 26 books.
Roth, whose “American Pastoral” was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1997, was greeted at his childhood home by 75 fans who […]
Monday October 24th 2005, 11:52 am
The Blog | A. L. Kennedy: Publishing FAQs | The Huffington Post
AL Kennedy on publishing:
Go somewhere else if you can, there is nothing like watching people who care about books being destroyed by publishing to put a blight on your afternoon.
Subjects: publishing
Thursday October 20th 2005, 9:22 pm
Marcus vs. Franzen - The latest literary wrangling in Harper’s leaves everyone confused. By Jess Row
Marcus and Franzen are both wrong. Here’s why.
I’m really glad someone articulated this, because it’s been bugging me ever since I read Marcus’ silly article.
Subjects: criticism, fiction
Wednesday October 19th 2005, 8:02 pm
Lemony Snicket Launches Book Tour of the Future
Daniel Handler aka Lemony Snicket broadcasts book readings via satellite.
Subjects: publishing
Wednesday October 19th 2005, 6:20 pm
Rake’s Progress: Birnbaum/Lethem
If I’ve ever said anything bad about Jonathan Lethem, I take it all back.
Subjects: criticism, interviews, fiction
Tuesday October 18th 2005, 7:08 pm
Conspiracy Planet - Killer Spooks - Opus Dei Conspiracy: Spy Teams-Hit Squads in USA
Opus Dei — catholic assasins?
Subjects: conspiracy
Tuesday October 18th 2005, 12:17 pm
Imagine a world without copyright - Editorials & Commentary - International Herald Tribune
This is an interesting article arguing for an end to all copyright law, but I think it’s rather naive in a lot of its reasoning. For instance, it proposes a “one year usefruct” for works that take a large investment of capital (like […]
Monday October 17th 2005, 11:36 pm
The Complete List | TIME Magazine - 100 BEST Novels
100 best English language novels since 1923?
Subjects: fiction
Monday October 17th 2005, 7:32 pm
The Death of Television - Will the Internet replace the boob tube? By Adam L. Penenberg
Subjects: media
Monday October 17th 2005, 2:41 pm
Silent Night? Holy Crap! - Tom and Katie’s scary Scientology birth plan. By Dana Stevens
No, seriously, I’m freaked out.
Subjects: news
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