Are you staying late sweating over your pitch for your Great American Novel, trying to get your proposal just right, hoping to woo potential publishers into giving you a huge advance? Don't bother.Amazon.com has posted William Gibson's proposal (.pdf) for the book which eventually became his forthcoming novel Spook Country, to be released August 7. … Continue reading I Propose… Never Mind
With My Little Eye
As an inveterate reader of the "Missed Connections" type of personal ads, I was tickled pink to stumble upon Julie Wilson's blog Seen Reading. Julie is a master spy in Toronto who is putting her powers to good use, promoting reading--and literary voyeurism.Her methodology is simple:I see you reading.I guesstimate where you are in the … Continue reading With My Little Eye
Mix & Mingle
The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library will hold its fourth annual Opus & Olives fundraiser on Sunday, October 28. Mingle with guests including the poet Nikki Giovanni and Dave Zirin, author of Welcome to the Terrordome: The Pain, Politics and Promise of Sports. Then hear them speak about their work, their lives, and … Continue reading Mix & Mingle
