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Publishers: Build a Tribe and They Shall Come

NEW YORK CITY – Tribal people, listen up. Whether you prefer the company of none, the companionship of many or the intimacy of few, however you like to roll, whatever your hobby or guilty pleasure, wherever you call home, there exists a tribe for you. In Seth Godin’s encouraging vision of today’s often fragmented world, [...]

‘Off the Page’ with Kilgore Trout and Wiggs Dannyboy

Characters Revolt, Leak and Skip Town; Duffy Last Seen with Rastafarian Dancer
KENSINGTON, MD — Atticus Books hosted and moderated an impromptu panel discussion at an undisclosed location early Friday morning with two distinguished men of letters, Wiggs Dannyboy and Kilgore Trout.
Joining Dr. Dannyboy and Mr. Trout was metafictional newcomer Cyrus Duffleman of Philadelphia, a late [...]

Duffy Escapes, Insanity Ensues

Publisher and Editor Threaten Defamation Suit, Author Chortles (Off the Record)
KENSINGTON, MD — Cyrus Duffleman, a fictitious creation and the main character of the forthcoming novel, Fight for Your Long Day, has literally escaped the pages of his book and has become a suspiciously untraceable troll on Facebook, Twitter, and other Internet social networking sites, [...]

Rascally Remainders Rock Out the 9:30 Club

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Despite rumors to the contrary, famous authors are people, too. And like regular people, they need to occasionally decompress, i.e., let loose, go wild, let their freak flags fly, get silly, let their hair down. Some introspective, best-selling authors might prefer to let down their hair in a controlled environment, away from [...]

This Side of a Bookaholic’s Paradise

BETHESDA, MD. – Book addicts know how to sniff out a good book sale – and many D.C.-based book hounds hit the mother lode this weekend as they rummaged through 14 miles of delectable books at the 42nd annual used book sale at Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart in Bethesda. The four-day event, complete [...]