links for 2008-03-07

Posted on March 7, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough

“Karen Heller: Those other writers lie, but not I – no, not I: __” By Karen Heller Dear Agent / Editor / Oprah: Want a great book? My story is especially compelling as a former gang member, not only of the Bloods in Los Angeles – as Margaret B. Jones professes in her just-recalled false [...]

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If you like 1 Across, you’re gonna love 2 Down

Posted on March 7, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough

A note from Jackie Lichtman at the library to all us Shortz loverz: If you love Will Shortz – you will love going to WORDPLAY – Wed. April 23 at the Omni. It is the fun word contest that is a fund raiser for Literacy Volunteers of Charlottesville/Albemarle. – It used to be the Spelling [...]

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2008 Tournament of Books: It Has Begun!

Posted on March 7, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough

The Tournament of Books begins today on a rather inauspicious note: There’s no comparison between Jeff Parker’s Ovenman and Denis Johnson’s Tree of Smoke. Ovenman is “a slacker comedy about a ne’er-do-well of the restaurant world”; Tree of Smoke is “a masterpiece.” If you still can’t guess who wins the first bracket, click here to [...]

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At least he’s honest

Posted on March 7, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough

Eagle-eyed RU spotted this author’s bio at the end of an interview with Richard Powers in The Believer: Alec Michod’s first novel is The White City, set at the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair. His second novel has just been rejected by pretty much everybody. Don’t give up, Alec!

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Writers’ group: strongly advised

Posted on March 7, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough

I don’t know how you feel about pink, but Something to Say has something to say this morning about writers’ groups, and  I concur. Especially with point number 2: 2) You get to socialize with a group of people who are interested in the dorky things you are, such as point of view shifts, split [...]

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More book giveaways

Posted on March 7, 2008 by Elizabeth McCullough

Over the next few weeks The Elegant Variation will be giving away several of the books competing in the Tournament of Books. First at the plate: Petropolis by Anya Ulinich. See this post for rules.

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