Ok, of course we knew Hunter S. Thompson was a badass, but man – here are some real cajones! I saw this over at boingboing.net and had to share it here.
This is the cover letter Thompson addressed the the Vancouver Sun in 1958… before he became famous, naturally. But reading this, would you [...]
I would like to welcome a new indie Publisher Partner to AuthorsBookshop – and the IndieBookMan realm.
Magic 1 Productions has published a series of mystery novels, each with a “murder” themed title. Titles such as Magic Murders, Made-for-TV Murders and Talk Show Murders cover the more staid who-done-it bases, while the likes of Vegas [...]
This is a guest-post by author L.M.Preston, who’s Young Adult Sci Fi novel Explorer X-Alpha launched this month. L.M. will appear on the IndieBookMan Radio Show tonight as well, so tune in for even more info about her and her great book. www.phenomenalonepress.com
It all began as a challenge from my husband. He challenged [...]
So, I just got word from… someone… somewhere… that they just registered a book at AuthorsBookshop.com for a person that is close to them… as a Christmas present!
I’m not saying who did this, or where they are from, or in what way they are related to the recipient to protect the surprise.
But I just had [...]
Here’s another chapter in the saga of Vox Pop — our attempts to expand our bookstore/cafe/publishing empire. Enjoy! — Andy Laties
Chapter 4
When he released me from his embrace, Shelly Drobny reached into the air, strained upwards with his fingers, grasped something invisible, and shouted, “You’ve got the brass ring!”
The plan was a million dollars to [...]
CounterPunch is the internationally renowned political newsletter edited by Alexander Cockburn and Jeffrey St. Clair. It’s weekly installment “Poets’ Basement” has published work by Robert Creeley, Harold Pinter, Laurence Ferlinghetti, Patti Smith, as well as many talented new and upcoming writers. We generally publish three poems per week. Here’s details:
Editorial Statement:For Poets’ Basement, we seek [...]
Well, the age is upon us. It is time for novels to become more than they ever have been. Video, music, literature… it’s all hitting the blender and the blender is on “puree.” Hold on tight.
And here is a grand experiment – an attempt to dive right into the blender without regard [...]
Show #2 will be broadcast live this Wednesday, September 23rd at 8PM e.s.t.
Thank you so much to all who tuned in last show, we had a good crowd and really hope to build on it this week!
The IndieBookMan radio show, hosted by AuthorsBookshop.com owner Brad Grochowski is a live broadcast talk show on Unbrella Radio [...]
I think I have a new hero. His name is Christopher Herz, from Canal Publishing and his book is The Last Block in Harlem.
This guy takes indie/guerrilla marketing to absolute new heights. What he does is called “handselling,” and that in-and-of itself is nothing new. As the name implies, it’s basically making sales [...]
I get the “Shelf Awareness” newsletter in my inbox everyday – it’s a great source of news and happenings in the publishing world.
But today, care of a special “dedicated” issue, I ran across something interesting. This “special issue” seems to have been sponsored by HarperStudios, as it’s really kind of a trumpet piece for [...]
