August 31, 2006 – 2:17 pm
VOODOO HEART by Scott Snyder (Dial Press).
Real quick, before today’s interview, some good news: This weekend, Mr. Henderson’s film, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dumpling, won the audience choice award at the Brooklyn International Kids Film Fest, and our kids got to answer questions in front of an audience of a couple hundred before signing autographs. It […]
August 31, 2006 – 2:11 pm
Live w/another writer? The Kelly Braffet - Owen King Interview.
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live with another writer? Would you critique each other’s work? Share office space? What if you work at different paces? Today I have a unique interview with two writers who are engaged to be married: Kelly […]
August 31, 2006 – 2:07 pm
Roundtable: 8 authors discuss the business.
I have a roundtable discussion today, so grab a cup of coffee and meet some amazing writers as they discuss the pros and cons of the business. All of their bios are listed below, and I hope you’ll click on their links and get to know them better. After reading […]
August 31, 2006 – 2:04 pm
Singing Editors!
What do you get when you combine a PhD-wielding editor of the Mississippi Review, a thin professor slash editor of We Like Media.Com, and a microphone?
Well, in this case, you get Carrie Hoffman and Rusty Spell doing a hilarious cover of “My Humps” by The Black Eyed Peas. Have a listen.
August 31, 2006 – 2:02 pm
Indie Bookstore Owner Corey Mesler and the-fall-from-paradise interview.
Cheryl and Corey Mesler at Burke’s Books
Burke’s Books of Memphis, founded in 1875, has been caught “between the rock and the whirlpool” for the past year. Owners Cheryl and Corey Mesler have struggled to free themselves from a burgeoning debt, recently going public with their difficulties in an […]
August 31, 2006 – 2:01 pm
Indie Bookstore Owner Corey Mesler and the-fall-from-paradise interview.
Cheryl and Corey Mesler at Burke’s Books
Burke’s Books of Memphis, founded in 1875, has been caught “between the rock and the whirlpool” for the past year. Owners Cheryl and Corey Mesler have struggled to free themselves from a burgeoning debt, recently going public with their difficulties in an […]
August 31, 2006 – 1:58 pm
How a painter’s process mirrors that of a writer.
I’ve been struck by how many artists marry other artists. And in talking with them, I’m also struck by how much the process for visual artists mirrors that of writers. I’ve been talking with everyone from starving artists to book illustrators to Disney, Pixel and NYer artists […]
August 31, 2006 – 1:57 pm
Ever Want to Get Your Story on THIS AMERICAN LIFE?
I’m a big fan of This American Life, and so is my mom. If you don’t regularly tune in to public radio, maybe you’re not familiar with this show out of Chicago. As the producers of the show describe on their website, “It’s basically just like […]
August 31, 2006 – 1:56 pm
A Borges lover wins my latest contest.
What? You don’t know I run sporadic contests with mystery prizes attached? Well then, you should visit more often. I’ve given away all kinds of swag, and sometimes my winners opt for an interview.
So what did Jeff Swanson do to win an interview?
He taught me how to spell […]
August 31, 2006 – 1:56 pm
The Fabulous Writers Pop Quiz
Thanks to 60 fabulous writers who took my POP QUIZ. I hope you’re checking out each other’s links and buying each other’s books.
AMY KROUSE ROSENTHAL: What state and country are you in right now? Melancholy Favorite drink? Coffee. or really, sadly, anything but water. Favorite game? I love board […]
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