by | May 16, 2011 | Literary News
from The Wall Street Journal Arthur Phillips on Shakespeare, James Frey and Literary Legacy By Julie Steinberg Barbi Reed In his latest book, “The Tragedy of Arthur,” Brooklyn-based author Arthur Phillips mines Shakespeare’s words to consider the roles of originality...
by | May 15, 2011 | Literary News, Projects
from The Washington Post Michael Lindgren reviews James Frey’s ‘The Final Testament of the Holy Bible’ By Michael Lindgren What to make of this strange, ambitious, near-brilliant piece of ventriloquism from controversial memoirist James Frey? “The Final Testament of...
by | May 15, 2011 | Culture Music Art, Literary News
from Vintage / Anchor Books Toni Morrison, James Frey Among Oprah’s Final Guests The last two weeks of the “Oprah Winfrey Show” will feature appearances by some of the show’s most memorable guests, including authors Toni Morrison and James Frey. Morrison will appear...
by | May 13, 2011 | Culture Music Art, Literary News
from FORBES A Porn Star Book Is Selling with a Bespoke Twist A new limited-edition book by an adult film star aims to sell copies by offering buyers something they won’t find elsewhere. Girlvert: A Porno Memoir is priced at a whopping $200 and limited to a mere 50....
by | May 13, 2011 | Literary News, Los Angeles
from The LA Times The opening celebration for ‘The Rattling Wall’ Maybe all readings should let the bar open before getting underway. Whether it was helped by the wine and beer or not, Wednesday night’s kickoff of the new literary journal “The...
by | May 10, 2011 | Bright Shiny News, Culture Music Art, Literary News, Projects
from AP via Austin 360 Winfrey plans 2-episode interview with James Frey THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: 1:26 p.m. Tuesday, May 10, 2011 Oprah Winfrey’s interview with author James Frey will stretch over two episodes during the final full week of her...