Announcing Ella Hope Holtsberry
Ella Hope Holtsberry was born January 28, 2005 at 3:02 PM. She weighed 8 pounds 1 ounce and was 19.5 inches. Here is a recent picture. I will post more information tomorrow.
Ella Hope Holtsberry was born January 28, 2005 at 3:02 PM. She weighed 8 pounds 1 ounce and was 19.5 inches. Here is a recent picture. I will post more information tomorrow.
Book promoter John Eklund, writing for Inversion, complains about book marketing while demonstrating why it’s hard to market books to unique readers like him.
It’s not often that a blogger leaves the slipstream of electronic existence for a real time event in the oft neglected world outside the sliding door. Mystery Writers Weekend, a three day event in Cannon Beach Oregon provided the opportunity to don street clothes and meet some real people. The event was sponsored by Valerie [...]
Last month, I saw that some in the literary blogosphere are upset that Amazon.com donates more to Republicans than Democrats. Dennis Loy Johnson of MobyLives.com says in an article on the subject, “For book lovers out there who are still stubbornly insisting that the rise of Christian fundamentalism homophobic right wing government is not necessarily [...]
Regular visitors might have noticed I changed a few things around here. This site has become more of a personal blog; a place where I post whatever strikes me whenever it strikes me. I am also on my way to getting over the Steelers loss last weekend, so I removed the black veil so to [...]
An intriguing and unique work in many ways but it never seem to rise to the level of art; of aesthetic and literary meaning deeper than mere description.
Interesting review/discussion over at Books & Culture. Philip Christman discusses the possibilities of “moral fiction” in a review of Yellow Dog by Martin Amis (recently released in paperback). Christman introduces the subject: Before he was hurled over the front of a motorbike at age 49, John Gardner initiated a remarkably rancorous debate among then-famous authors [...]
One of the seemingly never-ending annoyances of the MSM is the inability to fit headlines to the actual story. Whether it is “burying the lede” or simply exaggeration, the media all too often leaves a wrong impression when crafting the headlines. A classic example is this article in today’s NYT:
MADRAS ON RAINY DAYS By Samina Ali Despite the title, most of this debut novel takes place within the walls of the Old City of Hyderabad. Layla, the protagonist, has returned from college in the United States; her mother has chosen a husband for her. Layla had an affair with an American; she’s pregnant, not [...]