Monday Morning LitLinks
When Writers Attack: Alice Hoffman, (obviously) displeased by a negative review of her new novel, The Story Sisters, went ballistic on Twitter, going so far as to publish the reviewer’s phone number. Not unexpectedly, the Internet has turned on her with a vengeance: Galleycat, Reluctant Habits, Gawker , Still Life with Book Maven and The Literary Saloon react.
When Writers Attack, Part 2: Novelist Loo Oi-soo says he will file complaints with police against people posting malicious comments about him online.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown turns to former poet laureate Andrew Motion for advice.
Richard Hell’s 1973 “novelina” The Voidoid gets a fresh edition with fresh illustrations by Kier Cooke Sandvik. Both author and artist will be a Printed Matter in NYC this Saturday for a signing and a “short reading by Hell”.
Leave it to James Joyce to use the word “blog” 60+ years before anyone else thought (or had a need) to…
Coming soon to a bookstore near you? The Espresso Book Machine.
Damien G. Walter confesses to being a fantasy junkie and implores his readers for some direction on where to turn for his next fix.
17-year-old wins Scholastic’s The Hunger Games essay contest. Read it here.
Today in Literature: On this day in 1613, The Globe playhouse caught fire from cannon sparks during a performance of ‘Henry the Eighth’ and burned down.
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June 29th, 2009 at 9:35 am
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June 29th, 2009 at 2:17 pm
Looks like that dingbat Alice Hoffman has deleted her Twitter account.
I wonder if anyone plans on tweeting her home phone number? It would be interesting to see her reaction if it was posted online now.
What a goofball she turned out to be.
June 29th, 2009 at 2:19 pm
Does Lee Oi-sooo moonlight as a moderator over at that writing website? He would fit right in.
June 29th, 2009 at 2:47 pm
What kind of quality are those Espresso books?
I can’t help but think the binding is going to break and start falling apart during the end of the first read.
Do they look good? Or like a crappy home color printed book report cover?
June 29th, 2009 at 3:08 pm
not sure about the quality vs. other POD services. how close are you to soho?
June 29th, 2009 at 9:53 pm
I was hoping Hoffman was drunk or on a new mix of meds or something, so that she could feel properly ashamed of herself and let us all shrug it off.
By the looks of her apology, she’s just as she appeared on Twit-ster.
Oh dear.