In a normal year, the judges for the Frank O'Connor Prize--the most moneyed award for short fiction--would be announcing their shortlist, then decorously withdrawing to their book-lined studies to consider their final choice. (Or so I imagine.) But this year, they've dispensed with all that: "'With a unanimous winner at this early stage we decided … Continue reading Don’t Overthink This

Brad Thor--who in my imaginings always refers to himself in the third person: "Brad Thor wanted his latte extra hot!"--has found a provocative way to promote his latest novel, The Last Patriot. In an interview with CNN's Glenn Beck (a transcript is here), he kinda sorta claims that a fatwa has been issued against him. … Continue reading Fatwa… the New Marketing Tool