Local literary stalwart Rain Taxi got a nice write-up in Jacket Copy, the Los Angeles Times's book blog. Rain Taxi is publishing its fiftieth edition this month, and they're holding a party Wednesday to celebrate.--David E
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AKA Paronomasia
I like a good pun, but I love a bad one. Here is the winner of the "Vile Puns" portion of the 2008 Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest:Vowing revenge on his English teacher for making him memorize Wordsworth's "Intimations of Immortality," Warren decided to pour sugar in her gas tank, but he inadvertently grabbed a sugar substitute … Continue reading AKA Paronomasia
Below Elmo
It can't be easy being an author. Case in point: according to the list of titles for which patrons have filed the most requests at New York's Mid-Hudson Library System, Potty Time with Elmo comes in above the Booker Prize-nominated novel Netherland. Our condolences to Joseph O'Neill, but I'm sure his reviews (see the Star … Continue reading Below Elmo
Musings from Magers and Quinn 