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...least one case the stories really ride the edge of children's and adult's literature. "The Day I Disappeared," written by novelist Paul Auster and drawn by Jacques de Loustal, with its story of a man's alienation from himself seems a bit lacking in silliness for a kids book. Essayist David Sedaris' "Pretty Ugly," drawn by Ian Falconer, about a monster girl who makes a horribly cute face and gets stuck that way, hits a more child-like tone. Other contributors include Spiegelman himself, Jules Feiffer, Barbara McClintock and Kim Deitch on the secret life of cats...
...novelist, a phone call from OPRAH WINFREY is like a house call from the prize patrol: the big check has arrived. The author appears on Oprah's show, and sales go through the roof. But not long after JONATHAN FRANZEN's literary best seller The Corrections got the nod, the writer got cold feet: "She's picked some good books, but she's picked enough schmaltzy, one-dimensional ones that I cringe," he said. Oprah's justice was swift. She did not withdraw the seal of approval, but she did the next worst thing: "Jonathan Franzen will...
...Sputnik in the title is derived from a character who confuses it with novelist Jack Kerouac (a beatnik), a hero of the heroine who turns out to be quite spacey herself; a pun is also intended since sputnik in Russian means "fellow traveler." Sumire, a compulsive wanna-be writer, is loved by a young male teacher but she herself has an unrequited crush on an older woman. On a trip to a Greek island with her "girlfriend," the sapphic Sumire disappears "just like smoke." And what has started out as a boy-loves-girl-loves-girl love story winds...
Among publishers, opinions are split. Some are seeking books on currently-popular themes that carry a bonus, like a popular name. For example, novelist Caleb Carr (author of The Alienist) will produce a book on the history of terrorism for Random House. Others are banking on books that personalize the events, hoping that tales from firefighters or Afghan-Americans will have more long-term appeal. Still others are forecasting a retreat from “serious” subject matter and a surge in the popularity of entertainment and sports-themed books. “I think the events...
Moskovitz currently writes for the Objectivist Center, a New York based organization that aims to promote objectivism, as defined by novelist and philosopher Ayn Rand...