Book TV has updated its website. And if you missed last week’s interview with Norman Mailer and Gunther Grass, it’s well worth clicking on the website to watch it.
And speaking of watching. Here’s a great place to get to know romance authors–Romance Novel TV–of course.
Mystery Scene Magazine has published its 100th issue. It features an interview with Barry Eisler and a look at Daphne Du Maurier’s passionate life. And if you’re new to this magazine, you can buy some back issues and benefit the New Orleans Public Library.
The Private Eye Writers of America (PWA) has announced the nominees for the 26th annual Shamus Awards, given annually to recognize outstanding achievement in private eye fiction.
Publishers Weekly says librarians rule and has some photos of Librarians’ Day at the Romance Writers of America conference.
Interesting…Minette Walters says she writes “whydunits,” not “whodunits.” Can’t wait for the next one, whatever she calls it.
Sebastian Faulks has written a new James Bond novel called Devil May Care. The book will be released on May 28, 2008, which would have been Ian Fleming’s 100th birthday.
If you haven’t seen Opinion Journal’s best of lists, you’ve been missing something terrific. A couple of recent samples:
The Five Best Books on Hollywood by Robert Osborne, host of Turner Movie Classics, who is working on a book called 80 Years of the Oscar.
The Five Best Books on World War II by Ian Kershaw, author of Fateful Choices: Ten Decisions That Changed the World, 1940-1941 as well as a two volume biography of Adolph Hitle.
More lists here.
The Evangelical Christian Publishers Association has announced the first ever Christian Book Expo in Dallas in March of 2009.
