by | Jun 20, 2010 | Literary News, Mirth
from AP via Google News Flashy book dealer in limo for Shakespeare trial (AP) LONDON — A flashy British book dealer accused of stealing a rare first edition of Shakespeare’s plays appeared for trial Wednesday in a silver limousine, sporting a Panama hat and...
by | Jun 16, 2010 | Bright Shiny News, Literary News
from The Nervous Breakdown Three Older Women Stand in Line to Yell at the Author James Frey when Malcolm-Jamal Warner Stops By with a Two-Liter of Cherry Coke Under his Arm by GREG BOOSE CHICAGO, IL 14 June 2010 Helen: I’m really going to let him have it....
by | May 28, 2010 | Literary News
from The Independent After keeping us waiting for a century, Mark Twain will finally reveal all The great American writer left instructions not to publish his autobiography until 100 years after his death, which is now By Guy Adams in Los Angeles Exactly a century...
by | May 26, 2010 | Bright Shiny News, Literary News
from Shmoop 10. It’s Paining Men Who: Alice Walker What: The Color Purple When: 1982 Why: Rape, incest, homosexuality, and an unfavorable portrayal of men How: Cutting right to the chase, The Color Purple famously opens with a graphic firsthand account of an...
by | May 18, 2010 | Bright Shiny News, Culture Music Art, Literary News
from the LA Times Jacket Copy BOOKS, AUTHORS AND ALL THINGS BOOKISH The unfortunate spread of James Frey May 17, 2010 On Saturday, the French Consulate, with assistance from UCLA’s department of French and Francophone studies, presented a day of...
by | May 10, 2010 | Bright Shiny News, Literary News
from Robert Smartwood And The Winners Are … By Robert Swartwood First, I want to thank everyone again for helping spread the word and participating in the contest. We had a great turnout this year, with just over 350 stories submitted, which isn’t too bad considering...
