A beta version of the literary social networking site Redroom.com is active. The San Francisco-based start-up aims to connect authors and their readers, using blogs, podcasts, even video clips. So far, so good: Salman Rushdie, devorah major, Ishmael Reed, and T. Coraghessan Boyle have all contributed content. A portion of the advertising revenue from the … Continue reading A Shining Site for Authors
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Just Maybe
I can only guess that if you're an actor and you live long enough, you are somehow forced to write a children's book. Jamie Lee Curtis, Julianne Moore, and John Lithgow all have thin tomes on the short shelves.Now comes word that British comedian David Walliams, best known in this country as the tall one … Continue reading Just Maybe
Book With A Beer Chaser
The next meeting of the Twin Cities' most unusual and interesting book club is Tuesday, January 8. Books & Bars meets at Bryant-Lake Bowl, 810 W Lake Street, in Minneapolis. Doors open at 6:00pm; the discussion begins at 7:00pm.January's book is Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert. Gilbert, who works in what he calls happiness … Continue reading Book With A Beer Chaser
Musings from Magers and Quinn 