According to the Guardian (link), Martin Amis' London Fields--one of my favorite novels--is going to be made into a movie. Amis himself is collaborating on the screenplay.And that's all we know. The usually informative imdb.com has no listing for the film. http://www.londonfields.com is but a single page of text for "A Movie Production in Arrested … Continue reading You’re Killing Me

The rehabilitation of James Frey's reputation has begun. Frey, the author of the discredited memoir A Million Little Pieces, is back with a new novel. The title is subliminally optimistic: Bright, Shiny Morning, and it comes out this month. Vanity Fair magazine is helping the author rehab with its profile of the literary bad boy. … Continue reading Remodeling

When the New York Times bestseller lists come out next Sunday, JK Rowling will not have a book on them. It will be the first time since Dec. 27, 1998. Details are here.--David E