October 2011
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Books by David Murphy’s Bed
In solemn observance of All Hallows’ Eve, we’ve solicited a guest post from a noted expert. David P. Murphy, PhZ, is the author of the recently released Ace Your Zombie Exam! The Official Ph.Z. Study Guide. This is his third book. His previous efforts were Zombies for Zombies: The Play & Werk Buk and, of [...]
Call for Photos
Work is well underway on The Grateful Read project (which means our dear friend Bill at Girsch Graphics has designed a super cool psychedelic backdrop for all of YOUR photos. Now it’s up to you. We’re thinking Halloween may provide ample inspiration for some very clever shots of loyal fans reading WE WANTED TO BE [...]
The Secret of Writing
Is The Life of the Mind Safe in the Face of Actual Life? By Rosalyn Drexler As the fugitive heads strewn along the highways and byways of Mexico—they sit there staring, bleeding, minus the body attachment—I’m reminded of a New Yorker cartoon (not accurate, but close) in which an isolated head enclosed in a glass [...]
Michelle Huneven Video
Anyone who’s been to a reading at Book Soup in West Hollywood knows what a terrific indie bookstore it is and what a tiny space is allotted for readings. So too, such a person will understand how tiny Michelle would appear to be framed between columnar Glenn and Eric. While drawing an audience whose numbers [...]
Reading at Book Soup
We Wanted to Be Writers is off to the southland for a reading at Book Soup in West Hollywood Thursday night, 10/20 at 7 p.m. If you’re within a 500-mile radius, we’d love for you to join us! Ooh ooh! Michelle Huneven‘s reading with us, and several other writers who were interviewed in the book [...]
Examiner.com Review
There’s an aspiring young SoCal novelist who thinks We Wanted to Be Writers is swell. Monique Muro says in her review, “Perhaps the most gratifying thing about thumbing through the trajectory of how [the writers interviewed in the book] succeeded is how much aspiring writers can glean from their experiences.” Nice to connect with our target [...]
Memoir and Business
Leahi Sunset By Mindy Pennybacker This is an excerpt from a bar review in the Honolulu Weekly. Mindy is the new editor of the independent newspaper, and no exploration of memoir would be complete without applications where real-life examples can lend immediacy and conviction to the world of commerce. I owe the roof over my head to [...]
The New Politics
Visits to the Occupation by Catherine Gammon This is an excerpt from a blog post on Catherine’s site that appeared October 13, 2011. . . . Occupy. Zazen. Grandma. All seamless. Heather and I took a walk in Zucotti Park one afternoon shortly after I arrived. Not much was happening at that time: campers and [...]
Asian American Lit Festival
Apparently Iowa isn’t the only workshop producing literary honchos. Bunch of important stuff going on from coast to coast this month, including the 12th Annual San Diego Asian Film Festival and the Page Turner: Asian American Literary Festival in Brooklyn. Big support—and participants—come from The Asian American Writers’ Workshop, celebrating its 20th anniversary. Who can [...]
Review by 3 Guys 1 Book
Good reviews will never get old. This one by Jason Rice of Three Guys One Book has the added advantage of being frenetic, sexy, and profane. Bottom line? He says We Wanted to Be Writers is a “great book.”
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