In a world ravaged by contagion, famine and war, Exits dovetails with the prevailing zeitgeist. Every life is finite. Though circumstance and timing may vary, death remains the one inescapable attribute of the human condition. Awareness of this inevitability and recognition of the transient nature of our biological selves profoundly affect each person’s perspective on their … [Read more...] about An Interview with Stephen C. Pollock, Author of Exits
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An Interview with Kenneth Zak, author of The Poet’s Secret
Kenneth Zak is the author of The Poet's Secret: In The Poet’s Secret, Elia Aloundra, a young lit student, sees the reclusive poet Cameron Beck recite a poem at a campus pub before he vanishes—for a second time. Ten years earlier, Beck had dropped from the public eye, leaving only an acclaimed collection of odes to an anonymous muse and a decade of speculation over his … [Read more...] about An Interview with Kenneth Zak, author of The Poet’s Secret
E-Book Review: Blissfire
I'm excited to announce I'm part of another blog tour and giveaway! This means you can enter a raffle to win a copy of Blissfire (see end of post). Blissfire is a collection of ten short stories, written in a poetic and lyrical way. The author, D.e.e.L., said that he was chasing his own bliss while writing the stories, and it really felt that way. These stories are personal, … [Read more...] about E-Book Review: Blissfire
New IndieReader article: All About Chapbooks
Here's an excerpt from my recently published article on IndieReader, "All About Chapbooks" : "With digital technologies, readers have an abundance of options: novels, articles, novellas, short stories, long form journalism, and more. But what about lesser-known forms of literature? Chapbooks have been around since medieval times, when European salesmen, or chapmen, moved … [Read more...] about New IndieReader article: All About Chapbooks
Charlie Sheen Does Poetry
Actor, writer, poet--what can't Charlie Sheen do? GQ got a hold of his self-published book of poetry that he gave to friends in the 90s, and has been posting poems on their tumblr blog. Entitled "A Peace of My Mind," the poetry is hilariously bad. Here's an excerpt from one of the poems Publisher's Weekly posted: "All eyes held in stare, all mouths locked open in shock, as … [Read more...] about Charlie Sheen Does Poetry
What’s Happening in the Publishing World
Every week for my Interactive Media class, I post links to current articles about what's going on in the publishing world. So here's a list of what's happening this week: First, here is an argument against the agency model for e-books. Annette Green writes about how, through the agency model, publishers are basically screwing themselves. Print versions of books are … [Read more...] about What’s Happening in the Publishing World
