Join me, Andrew Sean Greer, Ann Packer, and editor Alan Rinzler for a panel on writing and publishing the novel, moderated by literary agent Ted Weinstein, tonight at 826 Valencia. The $100 fee supports the programs for kids at 826 Valencia. 6-9 p.m. Join us for this evening seminar about the process of writing and…Continue reading Two for Tonight
Month: January 2008
Rushdie Redux
From Publisher’s Lunch today, quoting a report from The Guardian: Thirteen people have been arrested in Turkey as part of an investigation into an ultra-nationalist gang reported to be planning the assassination of Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk. According to reports in the Turkish press, the author of international bestsellers including My Name is Red was…Continue reading Rushdie Redux
Big Day for Liar’s Diary
Long gone are the days when blogs are just an amusing side-note to print as a way of promoting books. Case-in-point: Liar’s Diary Blog Day. Today, some 300 bloggers are joining together to promote the paperback release of Liar’s Diary, by Patry Francis. Anyone who has published a book knows that, after the years of…Continue reading Big Day for Liar’s Diary
San Francisco Chronicle Endorses Barack Obama
From the editorial: In a Jan. 17 meeting with our editorial board, Obama demonstrated an impressive command of a wide variety of issues. He listened intently to the questions. He responded with substance. He did not control a format without a stopwatch on answers or constraints on follow-up questions, yet he flourished in it. He…Continue reading San Francisco Chronicle Endorses Barack Obama
Indie 50
The Hollywood Reporter recently published an article titled “The Indie Power 50: Execs Shaping the Indie Landscape.” About Newmarket partners Will Tyrer and Chris Ball, HR says: Since forming in 1994, the duo has been at the forefront of some of the most interesting indies that have crossed over to the mainstream, including 2000’s “Memento,”…Continue reading Indie 50