Moonrat, whose candor makes a pseudonym entirely necessary, writes my new favorite blog Editorial Ass. I started by reading her excellent post "How Important Is Your Book, or, Top Ten Ways to Blow a Book Deal #4", in which an author of some self-importance shoots himself in the foot over a nice lunch. Now I'm … Continue reading It’s Short for "Assistant"
What Do You Really Think?
A list on aol.com comprising one person's choice of the top ten books you should read before you die has whipped Miama Herald book blogger Connie Ogle into a mild frenzy. Her response, entitled "Stupidest. List. Ever.", is a nice salvo against middlebrow reading. Admittedly, that's a soft target, but you have to admire her … Continue reading What Do You Really Think?
News from the Northwest
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer has posted an excerpt of David Guterson's new novel, The Other. Guterson is the author of Our Lady of the Forest and Snow Falling on Cedars.The New York Times called The Other, "a moving portrait of male friendship."--David E
Musings from Magers and Quinn 