Trashionista (Free subscription) | 03/13/2008
Born in 1924, Grace is most famous for writing Peyton Place (1956). The book sold millions worldwide and remained on the New York Times bestseller list. It was also made into a successful film starring Lana Turner and Lee Philips....
Bill Peschel (Free subscription) | 02/25/2008
B orn today: Carlo Goldoni, playwright, Venice, 1707; Taras Shevchenko, poet, essayist, Morintsy, Ukraine, Russian Empire, 1814; Marcel Pagnol, novelist, playwright, filmmaker, Aubagne, France, 1895; John C. Farrar, book publisher, Burlington, Vt., 1896; Adelle Davis, self-help author, Lizton, Ind., 1905; Mary Coyle Chase, playwright, Denver, Colo., 1907; Frank Slaughter, novelist, Washington, D.C.,...
A Library Writer's Blog (Free subscription) | 01/16/2008
CFP: The History of American Bestsellers (collection) Deadline: February 15, 2008 Following a successful first call for papers, we invite further chapter proposals for an edited volume dedicated to the history of American bestsellers. We are now interested in receiving chapter proposals on the following books and authors. (In instances where an author has a number of texts which might be suitable for...
The Daily Brief: Military Musings (Free subscription) | 12/12/2007
Strictly speaking, unless your last name is Grisham or King, Steele or Rowling or any other scribbling royalty lurking meaningfully on or near the of the NY-Times best seller lists, life is bleak and full of frustrations. And also very short of people who are nice to you as a writer and welcoming [...]
2 Blowhards (Free subscription) | 09/28/2007
Michael Blowhard writes: Dear Blowhards -- * Talk about a professional! Western and mystery writer James Reasoner has published 200 books and is still going strong -- giants apparently do still roam the earth. Reasoner blogs very generously here; Saddlebums interviews him here. Ed Gorman says that Reasoner's recent southern-noir novel "Dust Devils" is a corker. * One of the more surprising publishing...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 09/18/2007
Percy Rodrigues, actor: born Montreal, Quebec 13 June 1918; twice married (one son, one daughter); died Indio, California 6 September 2007.
cookiesinheaven (Free subscription) | 09/08/2007
Some (other) highlights of this day.... 1504 - Michelangelo's David is unveiled in Florence . 1565 - Pedro Menéndez de Avilés settles St. Augustine, Florida . 1900 - Galveston Hurricane of 1900 : a powerful hurricane hits Galveston, Texas killing about 8,000 people. 1930 - 3M begins marketing Scotch transparent tape. 1935 - US Senator from Louisiana , Huey Long , nicknamed "Kingfish," is fatally shot...
New York Times (Free subscription) | 08/15/2007
“On the Road,” celebrating the 50th anniversary of its publication, still has a vibrant life on college English course syllabuses and high school summer reading lists, and in young travelers’ backpacks.
This Book Is For You (Free subscription) | 06/25/2007
Some people use the summer to catch up on all the big fat classics and IMPORTANT books, but my reading tastes get pretty populist in the heat. Right now, I'm reading Stephen King and Peter Straub's The Talisman , and I think it rocks. Plus, there was no waiting list for it at the library, and there's something to be said for getting what you want immediately without having to pay for it. If you've...
Boston Herald (Free subscription) | 06/08/2007
CAMDEN, Maine - When moviemakers wanted to film "Peyton Place" in this small seaside town, the best-selling novel the movie was to be based on was so scandalous the local library didn't even keep...
