‘The Swamp’ – First Chapter
Posted in The Swamp on April 10th, 2006Read the first chapter of The Swamp on the New York Times site.
Archive for April, 2006
I Love the Title
Posted in Book Promotion Strategies, Books We Like on April 6th, 2006Powells.com From the Author – Lori Leibovich
I will admit, I’ve spent some time in the playground juggling sandwiches and children with Lori Leibovich. She lives but a Vlad Guerrero toss up the avenue from me, but when I saw her book in the window of our local Barnes and Noble (where she and some of the writers are appearing soon) it was the title that grabbed me.
In this essay, part of the ever surprisingly useful Powells.com newsletter, she explains what it’s all about. Sounds like fun.
Rejection Collection
Posted in In the News on April 4th, 2006Who hasn’t had a Talk of the Town piece killed? This site wants to know, and is happy to publish the dead. I get a funny feeling reading these pieces, not because they aren’t of interest (they are), but because I feel I can tell maybe that they aren’t quite NYer quality. Do the writers disagree, and publish to show how arbitrary taste can be? Or do they have that same sneaking suspicion I do, but still feel these not-quite-Talk stories should see the light of day anyway?