Author Archive
PSU’s Ooligan Press Conference: Write to Publish
Publisher and poet, Geoffrey Faber, once stated “The publisher is a middleman, he calls the tune to which the whole rest of the trade dances; and he does so because he pays the piper.”
For years writers have struggled with the task of not only dancing with, but first discovering what the publisher’s tune is. ...Read more.
Portland Bookstore Roundup — Pairing the Hunter with the Hunted
“Searching is half the fun; life is much more manageable when thought of as a scavenger hunt as opposed to a surprise party.”
Jimmy Buffet may have been talking about the meaning of life here, but this quote could be applied just as easily to the plight of the common book shopper. While sometimes, a bestseller ...Read more.
Fresh Air & AWP Conference
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“And I remember looking up at God and saying, ‘God, maybe there’s something wrong. Maybe you’re right. Maybe on the black, Asian and Latino issue, maybe we are all equal.’”
The above quote is from Frank Meeink’s interview with Dave Davies on Fresh Air Wednesday, April 7th. The thirty-minute interview covered Meeink’s abusive upbringing, his transformation ...Read more.
