Today’s links of interest:
- Anderson Cooper and the Super-Secret Memoir
Apparently the upcoming Anderson Cooper memoir is so, well, something that it requires a restrictive NDA just to hold in your hot little hands. We like the part where disclosing the contents of the book prior to official release will cause the publisher s - A Few Edgar Surprises
Lots names and books — we congratulate Jeffrey Ford, winning for ‘Girl in the Glass", which will, not ironically, be discussed next week at the LBC. How’s that for a litlte late-morning synchronicity? - Martyn Goff: Secrets of the Booker king
Behind the scenes with the retiring head of the Booker prize. We wish we could say this is NSFW, but, truly, this is pubishing. It’s always safe for work. - Miss Snark, the literary agent: Bring me the Dotted Line
Miss Snark advocates practicing the Golden Rule, agent style. And, no, that doesn’t mean sending candy in misshapen boxes. - Novel by Harvard Author Pulled From Stores
Not a surprise, mind you. - Wired News: You, To, Can Right Like a Blogger
Wired’s resident curmudgeon doesn’t find that blogging equals good writing. In other news, you are not visiting a site that fits this description, "Of the 27 million or so "daily diaries" floating like space junk in the blogosphere, there are a handful th - mediabistro.com: Screenwriting and Book Literary Agents
Another one for the LA crowd — learn about what agents can and cannot do. - mediabistro.com: Courses and Seminars: Copyediting 101
Class for LA area folk in need of a few copyediting skills. You know who you are. - One World Launches Nikki Turner Book Line
What every girl wants — her own publishing company. Diamonds are so last year. - Aggrieved Publisher Rejects Young Novelist’s Apology
And the story continues. Generally, when scandal reaches this level, Congress decides to make a law. We wait with bated breath.