Sherman Alexie
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Chris Van Allsburg on Picture Book Writing - Posted October 28, 2011
More than 25 years ago, children's author Chris Van Allsburg published The Mysteries of Harris Burdick, a collection of 14 mysterious illustrations.
For The Chronicles of Harris Burdick, Van Allsburg teamed up with thirteen fellow writers to create short stories inspire... [GalleyCat]
Amazon Donates $5,000 for The Stranger's Literature Genius Award - Posted June 16, 2011
Amazon donated a $5,000 to fund The Stranger Genius Foundation's annual literature award.
The organization gives Genius Awards every year to five Seattle-based artists working in the fields of literature, theater, film, music, and visual art.
The winners of all five award... [GalleyCat]
Sherman Alexie Writes 'The Facebook Sonnet' - Posted May 16, 2011
The New Yorker recently published "The Facebook Sonnet" by Sherman Alexie. The poem follows the AB-AB/CD-CD/EF-EF/GG ... [GalleyCat]
Jason Schwartzman Shows Us How to Use The New Yorker iPad App - Posted May 12, 2011
John Biggs at TechCrunch analyzes why the New Yorker app is far superior to the ... [FishbowlNY]
Jennifer Hunt Joins Dial Books for Young Readers - Posted May 2, 2011
Jennifer Hunt has joined Penguin Group (USA)'s Dial Books for Young Readers as vice president of acquisition and development and editor-at-large.
Here's more from Publisher's Weekly: "In he... [GalleyCat]
Laurie Halse Anderson Fights 'Soft Pornography' Label - Posted October 1, 2010
Award-winning novelist Laurie Halse Anderson (pictured with this GalleyCat correspondent at BEA 2010) wrote the controversial young-adult book Speak, where the female protagonist is the victim of rape. A Missouri college professor recentl... [GalleyCat]
Christopher Hitchens Replaces Sherman Alexie at PEN World Voices Festival - Posted April 29, 2010
Yesterday the PEN World Voices Festival announced t... [GalleyCat]
Sherman Alexie Wins 2010 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction - Posted March 23, 2010
Picked from among 350 novels and short story collections, Sherman Alexie's War Dances has won the 2010 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction.
The award was judged by ... [GalleyCat]
PEN World Voices Festival Lineup Revealed - Posted March 18, 2010
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Lemony Snicket on Your iPhone - Posted October 13, 2009
As we journey through this eventful Tuesday the 13th, here are some more links for your midday reading pleasure...
One blogger explains how she got a HarperCollins author to visit her book club via the community and sponsorship website, Groupable.
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Sherman Alexie Will Meet with Amazon Reps - Posted June 3, 2009
Following his disparaging remarks about Amazon's Kindle in the NY Times and his subsequent clarification on a popular literary blog, author Sherman Alex... [GalleyCat]
Sherman Alexie Versus Amazon - Posted June 2, 2009
Author Sherman Alexie played a public role at BEA 2009--contemplating readership, Amazon's Kindle, and class during heady panel discussions.
The author of "The Absolutely True Diary ... [GalleyCat]
Mediabistro Blog-Family Roundup - Posted June 2, 2009
Washington Post Magazine editor takes buyout- FishbowlDC
Campbell Brown is back, but no more "No Bias, No Bull"- ... [FishbowlLA]
American Readers: Rising Up or Fading Out? - Posted June 1, 2009
On Friday afternoon, American readers were praised, teased, and celebrated during a lively BEA panel discussion moderated by Granta's newly-appointed acting editor, John Freeman.... [GalleyCat]
Writing the Future Depression - Posted May 20, 2009
This month's Harper's magazine features short science fiction from Colson Whitehead, Jamaica Kincaid, Sherman Alexie... [GalleyCat]
2009 Indies Choice Book Award Winners - Posted April 17, 2009
The American Booksellers Association, a network of independent booksellers, have announced the winners of the 2009 Indies Choice Book Awards. We think they've done good:
Best Indie Buzz Book (Fiction): The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, by Mary Ann Shaffer... [FishbowlLA]










