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Final preparations are underway to launch Hunter S. Thompson’s ashes in fireworks shells fired from a cannon on his property in Colorado. The launch is tonight at a private ceremony with about 250 invited guests. At least they found one way the king of gonzo journalism hasn’t previously used to get high.
The towers are […]
From today’s NYT headlines e-mail: “Publishers are issuing new paperbacks in a bigger size for baby boomers who are finding it harder and harder to read small type.” Story here. (If prompted for user name and password, head over to BugMeNot). Google’s blog announces it has temporarily suspended scanning any in-copyright books into Google Print. […]
Sixteen authors, including such notables as Stephen King, Amy Tan, John Grisham and Lemony Snicket, are auctioning the opportunity for your name to appear in their next work. The auctions run at various times during September and are a fundraiser for the First Amendment Project.
Earlier this year, Neil Gaiman, another participant, auctioned off the […]
The “longlist” for the 2005 Man Booker Prize, awarded for “the best novel of the year written by a citizen of the [British] Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland,” has been announced. I’ve read two of the 17 candidates. I was not impressed with Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go, finding it at best average […]
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell won the 2005 Hugo Award for Best Novel. The winners were announced today. I have not read the work, which friends have described as a novel for adults about magic. All of this year’s nominees were British authors.
Charles Stross won the award for Best Novella for “The Concrete Jungle” […]
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