Thursday, October 24, 2002

Hearing Voices:

Other than seeing their favorite writers in the flesh, why do readers flock to author readings? The thousands who attended the International Festival of Authors in Toronto might have the answer. Putting a public face on the printed page.

This is Dave Eggers country.

Two hundred people, that's a mob for a literary reading, packed the Berkeley bookstore where he debuted his new book: Myths and Reality

PS: If you are anything like me, then you enjoy Professor Irwin Corey's observation: 'In Russia you write a book and go to jail. Here you go to jail, then write a book.' If you are like me, then It would take you 30 seconds, tops, to tell the world everything you know about agents and secret deals.