Bits and Pieces

  • Tuesday’s Literary Death Match in San Diego was a blast. I bow to Jim Ruland’s greatness. And Todd Zuniga is one of three people in the universe who can get away with wearing a white suit. You can see some photos here.

  • Best novel first lines? Here’s a list of 100. What’s missing? DeLillo’s Underworld: “He speaks in your voice, American, and there’s a shine in his eye that’s halfway hopeful.”
  • Salinger bio due in January. Galleycat has the scoop: “[It] provides a tremendous amount of new information, shedding light for the first time on many unknown events in Salinger’s life: his wartime romance; the inspiration behind The Catcher in the Rye; the impact of his experience fighting in the D-Day landings; the true story behind Franny and Zooey; full details on his romance with Oona O’Neill (later Mrs. Charlie Chaplin); his office intrigues with famous New Yorker editors and writers; his friendship with Ernest Hemingway; surprising evidence that he intended to continue publishing after his last story appeared in l965, and much more.”
This entry was posted in Uncategorized. Bookmark the permalink.

2 Responses to Bits and Pieces

  1. Ethel Rohan says:

    Thanks for the kind mention, Andy. I’m so glad you enjoyed LDM. How They Were Found is on my nightstand, waiting in line. I look forward to the read very, very soon.

  2. Andrew Roe says:

    Ethel, just ordered your book! Congrats again.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

*