Did anyone hear Jon Stewart on Fresh Air today? James really wants me to be on the show, but I’ll have to say, I don’t think I stand a chance until I get a third BA in American Politics. I liked what he had to say about being funny. He talked about the contrast between […]
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Motorcycle Diaries
THE MOVIE MotorcycleDiariesthemovie.com MD on IMDB.com THE HYPE Win a trip to Peru (from STA Travel), Bolivia from (Amizade.org), or books, soundtracks, and journals (from Lonely Planet) “New Yorker writer and Che biographer John Lee Anderson offers a thoughtful reflection on the ubiquitous Che image. Che, he writes, “lives on as a youthful recrimination of […]
» Read more...Saturday News Bits
Lots to report on: BookTV’s taping of the A Sense of Place event at the Pan Pacific Hotel will air Saturday, September 4th, 2004. 9:10pm EST Public Lives: A Biography of Books Rolf Potts included me as his September featured author interview. Check it out if you haven’t already seen it. (Psst…wasn’t I a bad […]
» Read more...Bookselling This Week: Media Guide
Whether you're an author looking for your name, an up-and-comer researching publishers-in-the-now, a PR hound looking for media leads, or even if you just love reading and noting good book reviews— Check out this list of what’s being reviewed IN PRINT, ON THE AIR, ON THE TUBE, & AT A BOOKSTORE NEAR YOU. A very […]
» Read more...Calling Travel Writers with the Scoop on Africa
I've just heard that the award-winning Irish travel TV series Amu is looking for travel writers to give them leads for their upcoming series on Africa. Word on the street is that this a hilarious show where Hector O hEochagáin goes on crazy adventures. Some have included: roaming the streets of Amsterdam looking for love […]
» Read more...Powell’s: A Decade of Reading Essay Contest
What was your most memorable reading experience of the last ten years? Write up 300-750 words and send it in to Powell’s and you could win $1000 in BOOKS! What’s this? Powell’s, yes, that unblievably amazing indie bookstore in Portland, Oregon, is celebrating 10 years of being online with an essay contest. 10 runner ups […]
» Read more...Booktastic!
Last night I was meeting with some writer friends. One of whom was Alison Wright. I haven’t seen Ali in nearly a year. We got to see photos from her dream trip to Mount Kailash. But that feat was nothing compared her latest news…. Better than getting published in Outside, more prestige than any Photographer […]
» Read more...National Geographic Home Collection
Damn they are smart. National Geographic has taken their branding to the living room and we’re not talking about another coffee table book. National Geographic Home Collection “This year’s line pays homage to many world cultures in details that reflect with depth and whimsy the spirit of wildlife; tribal and cultural elements of Africa, India, […]
» Read more...CFP: What Are These?
More “Call for Papers” have come in. Since I am not from the academic world, can someone please explain this to me? Are they looking for some kind of dissertation on their topic, or are they looking for applications from faculty members to audition to participate in their conference? CFP: International Society for Travel Writing […]
» Read more...Call for Conference Papers
Speaking of travel writing classes, I also found a call for conference papers on Teaching Creative Non-Fiction at the Northeast Modern Language Association convention in Boston, March 31 through April 2, 2005. . “This panel will offer some practical suggestions for teaching creative non-fiction: including memoir and autobiography, personal and reflective essays, biography, travel writing, […]
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