by | May 17, 2013 | Bright Shiny News, Literary News
from Shelf Awareness Floor Display of the Day: ‘9 Circles of Literary Damnation’ “Fired up by the release of Dan Brown’s Dante-inspired new thriller, Inferno,” the staff at BookPeople, Austin, Tex, “put together a massive display on...
by | May 11, 2013 | Literary News
from The Bold Italic The first time I went to a strip club, I was so nervous I spiked my morning coffee with a pour of Baileys. I was anxious because I didn’t know what to expect: Would the clientele be trench-coat-wearing men with slack jaws and red eyes? Would the...
by | May 10, 2013 | Culture Music Art, Literary News
from The New York Times Recognition Grows for Poets of Streets, Main or Otherwise By NORIMITSU ONISHI Jim Wilson/The New York Times FRESNO, Calif. — This city has long been an object of ridicule. Even seemingly innocuous details like the flatness of the land,...
by | Apr 29, 2013 | Bright Shiny News, Literary News, Projects
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by | Apr 28, 2013 | Literary News
from BuzzFeed 20 Literary Facts To Impress Your Friends With 8. John Steinbeck’s original manuscript for Of Mice and Men was eaten by a dog. Steinbeck’s puppy, Toby, was left alone one evening and effectively ate some really important homework. Steinbeck...
by | Apr 20, 2013 | Literary News, Weirdness
from The Hollywood Reporter Bret Easton Ellis: ‘I’ve Been Banned by GLAAD Media Awards’ by Seth Abramovitch UPDATED: GLAAD responds to the author’s claims that he was told he couldn’t come to the swanky event honoring Bill Clinton. There...
