Quickly

It’s kind of a slow day, and my brain’s equally sluggish this morning (that’s what happens when you spend too much weekend time in front of the television.) But anyway:

So the publishing world’s all atwitter over Amazon’s used book sales–oh wait, they actually have been like this for ages, but the New York Times only discovers this controversy now….

Literary fiction meets music to form….opera? According to the Scotsman, Graham Greene’s OUR MAN IN HAVANA is currently in the midst of revival, and Ian McEwan has tried his hand at oratorio. Well, if Ira Levin can write the book and lyrics to a musical, I suppose more “highbrow” aspirations make some sense.

The Melbourne Age profiles children’s writer Morris Gleitzman, one of the most popular and prolific authors in the country.

Marta Salij, the Freep book critic, hits the nail on the head with her review (more commentary) on THE RULE OF FOUR: Coming of age, good. Thriller elements, not so good.

Mark’s been out and about all weekend, going to the Swink Magazine party and Leslie Schwartz’s booksigning. In other words, the LA Lit scene is nowhere near dormant.

RIP, Paula Danziger. For so many reasons: THE CAT ATE MY GYMSUIT, THERE’S A BAT IN BUNK FIVE, THIS PLACE HAS NO ATMOSPHERE, and on and on.