I'm saving my pennies for Harry Potter next month. Oh, and I'll be keeping an eye out for the next Nora Roberts paperback trilogy--she usually puts one out in the beginning of the summer, doesn't she?
Angel: Eve. So, I guess we should, I don't know, talk? Eve: About what? Angel: About what happened back there with us. Eve: Angel, it's not like this is the first time I've had sex under a mystical influence. I went to U.C. Santa Cruz.
'Life of the Party'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Kathy A - Jun 06, 2007 7:38:07 am PDT #2759 of 28176
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Hayden - Jun 06, 2007 8:44:18 am PDT #2760 of 28176
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
He seemed like a nice guy, dedicated to his writing.
A writer on another board was offended by McCarthy's apparent disinterest in book promotion. I really don't see it that way: do you blame Pynchon for eschewing his fans or Joyce for failing to tour behind Finnegans Wake? I can't see where an author like McCarthy should have to meet the media standards of celebrity authorhood.
lisah - Jun 06, 2007 9:01:02 am PDT #2761 of 28176
Punishingly Intricate
I can't see where an author like McCarthy should have to meet the media standards of celebrity authorhood.
If his publisher doesn't care (or if he doesn't care that his publisher cares) and he is willing to live with the consequences of not promoting his books then it's not really anybody's business what he does.
Hayden - Jun 06, 2007 9:03:36 am PDT #2762 of 28176
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
That's pretty much my take. I'm sure his publisher has hired a publicist to deal with the media, so I don't get why Oprah (apparently, I say, because this was described to me) expected him to be all thrilled about her choice of The Road for her book club.
lisah - Jun 06, 2007 10:09:20 am PDT #2763 of 28176
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I don't get why Oprah (apparently, I say, because this was described to me) expected him to be all thrilled about her choice of The Road for her book club.
He should be thrilled if he wants to sell a ton more books then he does normally. It is not an unreasonable expectation.
eta I think he is entitled to feel however he wants about being picked.
sumi - Jun 06, 2007 10:13:12 am PDT #2764 of 28176
Art Crawl!!!
But he was being nice right? He wasn't being all asshatty about it? Like that one guy - who's name I cannot remember.
ETA: Jonathan Franzen - he's the guy.
Hayden - Jun 06, 2007 12:18:42 pm PDT #2765 of 28176
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
if he wants to sell a ton more books then he does normally
I think his position was that he really doesn't care whether people read his books or not. But my impression was that he was pretty nice about it.
sumi - Jun 06, 2007 12:24:04 pm PDT #2766 of 28176
Art Crawl!!!
Okay -- over at Readerville the feeling was similar to your's - his body language indicated that he didn't want to be there, but he was gracious about it and Oprah didn't press him. (I can't believe I forgot it was on.)
Consuela - Jun 06, 2007 8:32:35 pm PDT #2767 of 28176
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
A sweet story of father-son love? Uh, yeah, that's not exactly what I got out of The Road. Like, the kid was the only thing keeping the father from going completely feral. And the baby on the barbecue. There was a hell of a lot more going on in that novel than that the guy loved his kid. Although he did.
lisah - Jun 07, 2007 4:56:10 am PDT #2768 of 28176
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body language indicated that he didn't want to be there, but he was gracious about it and Oprah didn't press him.
that's cool. I love people behaving like grown ups!