The LA Times has been book blogging this month. The paper still has some details to work out (like getting the posts up the day they’re written, not 3 days later), but it’s still a welcome entry into the litblog sphere. Say hello to Jacket Copy.
Mark Sarvas reports on Michael Chabon’s LA Public Library appearance. Chabon, apparently, threw out his first 660-page draft of The Yiddish Policemen’s Union. He told the capacity crowd, “There’s always more where that came from.”
Callie Miller is looking for LA short story collections. Nope, not essays, the woman already knows her Didion.
Speaking of essays, Ruined Music publishes true stories of songs that have been ruined (by breakups, overplaying, illness, appearing in an Adam Sandler movie). (via)
It’s that time of year again: the storySouth million writers award has announced its notable stories for 2006.
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