Saturday Morning LitLinks
Michael Crichton’s last complete novel, Pirate Latitudes, to be published later this month. (The Independent)
Harlequin to distance itself from new ‘Horizons’ self-publishing imprint after an uproar from industry groups. (Publishers Weekly)
A jury finds that Haywood Smith’s novel The Red Hat Club libeled the author’s childhood friend. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
David Aaronovitch goes on a wild goose chase in search of the true authorship of Shakespeare’s works. (Times Online)
Jacket Copy recaps the shortlist for the Bad Sex Awards and finds that Nick Cave might actually welcome the “honor.” (LATimes)
Stephen Adams explores Martin Amis’ contention that the sexual revolution killed his sister. (Telegraph)
East Harlem poetry series stirs up controversy with a provocative, racially-charged title. (NYTimes)
Joe Allston rounds up some literary news and says a fond goodbye to agent William Miller. (Telegraph)
Stephen Elliot returns with another set of his “Book Tour Notes.” (The Rumpus)
On this day in 1694, Francois Marie Arouet (better known to the world as Voltaire) was born. (Today in Literature)
November 21st, 2009 at 3:44 pm
For all the entries in the ‘bad sex’ award shortlist, I wasn’t sure Nick Cave’s belonged there compared to his competition. It’s a terrible scene, to be sure. And it has sex in it. I haven’t read the book, but it was the most atmospheric (and repulsive) of the lot. I don’t think that equals bad writing as a matter of axiom.
November 21st, 2009 at 3:57 pm
And the fallout from this Harlequin business leads me to wonder how surprised Harlequin can really be - and if they are, why?
November 21st, 2009 at 5:30 pm
the harlequin thing is baffling on many levels.