by | May 16, 2008 | Bright Shiny News
from USAToday Disgraced author James Frey rebounds with messy ‘Morning’ Updated 5/16/2008By Deirdre Donahue, USA TODAY Give the bloodied but clearly unbowed James Frey points for unbridled ambition. His truth-challenged memoir A Million Little Pieces may...
by | May 15, 2008 | Literary News
from the Guardian UK Different beats Chris Wiegand talks to the creators of two very dissimilar detectives, both at work in Istanbul’s meanest streets Listen to Mehmet Murat Somer read from The Prophet Murders Alternative Istanbuls … Barbara Nadel (left)...
by | May 15, 2008 | Bright Shiny News
from the AP via Yahoo News James Frey returns — this time, with a novel By HILLEL ITALIE, AP National WriterWed May 14, 4:05 PM ET The sign in the lobby of the Blender Theater, where James Frey is opening his once-unthinkable book tour, reads “NO RE-ENTRY. All...
by | May 15, 2008 | Culture Music Art
from the New York Times Bacon Triptych Auctioned for Record $86 Million By CAROL VOGEL A 1976 triptych by Francis Bacon brought $86.3 million on Wednesday night at Sotheby’s, becoming the most expensive work of contemporary art ever sold at auction and a retort to...
by | May 14, 2008 | Bright Shiny News, Los Angeles
This is a joint appearance with the magnificent Josh Kilmer-Purcell, reading from his new novel “CANDY EVERYBODY WANTS”, plus co-author of WIVES WHEELS WEAPONS Terry Richardson providing eyebliss and Black Tide the score. Bring a date. No shoes. No Shirt....