The Lulu Blooker Prize nominees for 2007 have been announced. A "blook" in the organization's parlance, is "book with content that was developed in a significant way from material originally presented on a blog, webcomic or other website." Last year's winner was the blog-turned-book Julie and Julia, Julie Powell's account of a year spent working … Continue reading It’s a Lulu of a Blook
Black Swan Green in Stereo
Author and blogger Ian Hocking has posted an interview with David Mitchell, author of Black Swan Green. The book is the April selection for our not-so-traditional book club, Books and Bars.I'll admit I haven't listened to this one yet. I'm still trying to get through my backlog of New York Times Book Review podcasts.--David E
What’s in this bag?
Everyone who's ever misplaced the car keys will be heartened by the news that an unknown publishing house employee recently left a manuscript of Jeanette Winterson's forthcoming novel The Stone Gods in a London subway station. Everyone who hates spoilers will be glad to hear that the budding book was returned safely to its rightful … Continue reading What’s in this bag?
