Liveblogging BEA
I won’t actually liveblog the panel I’m attending — there are several authors, and they’re reading, and the first one, I fear, is reading too long. Instead I’ll share some…
Category Archives: LA events
Litbloggers at BEA. And none of us are typing.
An unplanned convening of litbloggers at Book Expo. From left to right: Dan Wickett (The Emerging Writers Network), Kassia Krozser (Booksquare), Mark Sarvas (The Elegant Variation), Ron Hogan (Galleycat, Beatrice)…
Book Expo is coming
I’ve gone to Book Expo twice before, and still I feel entirely unprepared for BEA 2008. The first year, it was in Washington DC. I stayed at an unfortunately expensive…
vermin on the mount was fun
Host Jim Ruland and his lovely wife hang out during the intermission. I have more to say, but my plane is boarding. Adios!
All good news edition
Good news: Maud Newton throws a story into the universe, the universe throws her a $1500 prize. Good news: I’m catching up with back issues of One Story and “Bar…
Postglorious at Jacket Copy
With a posse of eager readers spread across UCLA’s campus, Jacket Copy has been hopping all weekend. That’s where I wrote about James Ellroy giving me grammar lessons (I swear)….
LA Times Book Prizes: what, no Junot?
Last night Andrew O’Hagan took the book prize in fiction for Be Near Me. (complete list of winners). As Junot Diaz has been sweeping the big awards this year, O’Hagan’s…
Cuts like a knife and other linkages
That comment I left about not knowing about voting problems? I take it back. My friend Katy had voting problems. Claws are coming out for Sloane Crosley, the cutest book…
LA is just around the corner
Well, OK, it’s about 2600 miles away, but I’ll be there on April 24. There are several e-newsletters that I’ve remained subscribed to for the last 2 years — too…
Festival of Books, here I come
So the LA Times Festival of Books is coming up and it turns out I’ll be moderating two panels, both chock-full of wonderful novelists. Saturday, April 25, 4:00pm First Fiction:…
