The PW Morning Report, July 9, 2008
By Dermot McEvoy -- Publishers Weekly, 7/9/2008 5:24:00 AM
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
A daily r
ound-up of the latest publishing news: Maureen Dowd on American Wife; David Wroblewski; Brazil Loves Writers; Jhumpa Lahiri Wins Frank O’Connor Award; New Styron; and Tolkien’s $500 Grand Postcard?
Maureen Dowd on American Wife: "It’s Not A Salacious Tell-All"
The New York Times columnist/diva says Curtis Sittenfeld’s novel is "the sort of novel Laura Bush might curl up with in the White House solarium if it were not about Laura Bush. It would be interesting to hear how that lover of fiction feels about being the subject of fiction." Dowd adds this is a book "that can ferry you past Laura’s moat"
The World of David Wroblewski Examined in the New York Times
Take a dog, add a little Shakespeare, a touch of Stephen King and a pinch of Rudyard Kipling and you get The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, the surprise summer bestseller that has already sold 196,000 copies
Brazil Loves Writers, reports Reuters
The annual Paraty Literary Festival draws authors from around the world and was started by Harry Potter publisher Liz Calder six years ago
Jhumpa Lahiri Wins Frank O’Connor Award, reports the Guardian
Unaccustomed Earth jumps the shortlist and is announced the winner. The $54,000 prize will be presented at the Frank O’Connor International Short Story festival on September 21
New William Styron Collection Coming from Random, reports New York Observer
The collection will contain short fiction and the first chapter from an unfinished novel. Bob Loomis will do the editing
How Much Is A Tolkien Postcard Worth?
As J.R.R. Tolkien’s house was being demolished a construction worker came across a postcard to Tolkien in a fireplace. He thinks the postcard and fireplace are worth about $500,000. Any rich Hobbits out there?
