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...
by | May 3, 2010 | Literary News
from Fameology Despite Little Chance of Commercial Success, Average People Still Want to Write Memoir With the memoir boom of the 1990s over and the legacy of James Frey still lingering, why are memoir writing classes so popular? By April Rueb BookCourt, a charming...
by | May 1, 2010 | Literary News, Weirdness
from Media Bistro’s eBookNewser Amazon Launches “Most Highlighted Passages of All Time” List By Jason Boog on Apr 29, 2010 10:23 AM Do you want to share your digital book underlines with the world? Amazon is testing a new program that will tabulate...
