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JK Rowling announces The Casual Vacancy as title of first book for adults
JK Rowling's first book for adults will be a "blackly comic" tale about an idyllic town ripped apart by a parish council election. Details of the novel, The Casual Vacancy – to be published later this year – were released on Thursday by her publisher. The 480-page book will be set in Pagford, a dreamy spot with a cobbled market square and ancient abbey which becomes a town at war with itself.. . -
Michael Perry on Being a Wisconsin Writer
Michael Perry is proud to be a Wisconsin writer. Even with a few bestsellers under his belt, Perry chooses to live and write in his hometown, New Auburn, Wisconsin. He writes with humor and grace about his life there in the books, "Population: 485," and "Truck: A Love Story." So, what's life like, as a writer from the Midwest?More » -
No More E-Books Vs. Print Books Arguments, OK?
Jonathan Franzen's in the news again, this time talking about how e-books are chiseling away at the foundations of civilization as we know it. Absurd, isn't it? That the author of two of the better regarded novels of the past decade (give or take) would be concerned about how you read his books. The problem, according to Franzen, is manifold. E-books and digital readers are a con designed to rob you of money that you could otherwise be spending on paper books; e-books are trivial non-objects that you cannot hold and fetishize; print books are durable ("I can spill water on it and it would still work!" he is quoted as saying); and, most perniciously, e-books are supplanting the gorgeous permanence of book-books. "But I do fear that it's going to be very hard to make the world work if there's no permanence like that," Franzen said. "That kind of radical contingency is not compatible with a system of justice or responsible self-government."More » -
J.D. Salinger’s Untold Stories: Tales Of A Recluse
When it came to his work, J.D. Salinger was the ultimate control-freak. He strove for perfection in his writing and sought complete power over its presentation. He ordered his photo be removed from the dust jacket of "The Catcher in the Rye," fought with numerous publishers over his book's content and presentation and his disdain for editing was legendary. When a copy editor at "The New Yorker" dared to remove a single comma from one of his stories, Salinger snapped. "There was hell to pay," recalled William Maxwell, and the comma was quickly reinstated.More »
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