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Reader’s Retreats for Filmophiles
Columns, Homepage Sub, Juliet C. Obodo •
Juliet C. Obodo •
Apr 27, 2012
This week the Reader’s Retreats are in honor of our indie brethren (and in close proximity to some of our favorite indie theaters). Read On
Same Book, Different Day
Books, Columns, Guest Column, Homepage Sub •
Amy Edelman •
Apr 26, 2012
We can say with absolute conviction: It’s not that there aren’t great indie books out there. It’s that the traditional media is all blind, deaf and mute to their existence. Read On
Authors Gone Wild: The Crazy Business of Selling a Book
Columns, Guest Author, Guest Column, Homepage Sub •
IR Staff •
Apr 25, 2012
Traditional publishers seem desperate, and scared of authors going it alone. I’m surprised the big guys in New York haven’t gone for a Real World episode featuring what’s left of the mid list authors. Forget about eating bugs. How about eating your own words? And how about a cage match with the latest macho memoirists? Or “The Real Authors of Jersey Shore”? Read On
Paying it Forward with Toby Neal
Columns, Homepage Feature, Homepage Sub, Interviews, Loren Kleinman •
Loren Kleinman •
Apr 24, 2012
Traditional publishing seems like snails in a molasses race to me now, and sitting on my manuscripts when they could be out being read and making money is torturous. Read On
Monopoly on Writing
Columns, Homepage Sub, Keri English •
Keri English •
Apr 23, 2012
“No man has a right to monopolize more than he can enjoy.” ~ Percy Bysshe Shelley Read On
Oblique Coffee Roasters: Portland, OR
Columns, Homepage Sub, Juliet C. Obodo •
Juliet C. Obodo •
Apr 20, 2012
When visiting Portland one may feel as if they’ve left the United States. A friend has remarked that they are even nicer than Canadians. They also make a nice cup of coffee and there are locations that offer espresso that’s muy simpático. Read On
“Clutch” and “Invincible Summer”
Columns, Homepage Sub, Mini Fete •
Sarah Morean •
Apr 19, 2012
Clutch McBastard and Nicole J. Georges are friends with comic book series — “Clutch” and “Invincible Summer,” respectively. They’re buds who had the happy idea to occasionally co-publish their series into fun little split-minis like this one. Read On
Writers, James Bond, and the Perils of Product Placement
Columns, David Gaughran, Homepage Sub •
David Gaughran •
Apr 18, 2012
In 2001, Fay Weldon was commissioned by Bulgari to write a novel, in which she was contractually obliged to mention the brand at least twelve times. A 2006 novel by Sean Stewart and Jordan Weisman replaced generic reference to make-up to specific mentions of Cover Girl products, in exchange for free advertising on a site owned by the parent company, Proctor & Gamble. Read On
The Mystery of the Third Braid & the Realistic Christian Fart Machine
Columns, Homepage Sub, Steve Heisler •
Steve Heisler •
Apr 17, 2012
My lit agent and I have a booty-text style of relationship. If she wants something from me, I snap off my Minnesota Timberwolves breakaway pants, throw on an un-ripped T-shirt and do/go and/or call where/what and/or who she wants, even if I have to take the G train! Read On
By Nook or by Book: Serious about Series
Columns, Homepage Sub, Keri English •
Keri English •
Apr 16, 2012
Wherever we look we see series, and that’s seriously a bonus. There simply is no such thing as too much of a good book! Read On
