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Denis Johnson to Serialize Follow-up to Tree of Smoke in Playboy
Denis Johnson's follow-up to Tree of Smoke, the National Book Award-winning Vietnam novel, will be serialized in 10,000 word excerpts in Playboy over the course of four months starting in July. The book, described as a Chandlerish noir set out west, will be published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux in fall 2009. read more »
Galassi Does U.S. a Big Faber
It was one year ago that Farrar, Straus & Giroux publisher Jonathan Galassi first started trying to convince Mitzi Angel, the editorial director at a small literary imprint of HarperCollins UK, to move to America and come work for him. “Mitzi just walked into my office one day and I thought, ‘Wow, I want this person to work here,” Mr. Galassi said. “I felt that the minute I met her. I’ve been chasing her ever since.” read more »
Tom Wolfe Leaves FSG After 42 Years, Will Publish New Novel With Little, Brown
Tom Wolfe, who has published all thirteen of his books since 1965 with Farrar, Straus & Giroux, is taking his business to Little, Brown for his upcoming novel, Back to Blood.
Why did Mr. Wolfe leave his home? According to FSG editor-in-chief Jonathan Galassi, it was a question only of money.
"We just couldn't agree on the price for the project. That was the only thing," Mr. Galassi said. "We love Tom. He's a big part of the family here. It's sad, but there are certain things that are just determining."
Mr. Galassi said he read about 20 pages of Mr. Wolfe's book when Lynn Nesbit--Mr. Wolfe's longtime literary agent--submitted it to him in early December. Ms. Nesbit, who could not be reached for comment, took the book elsewhere when it became clear that an agreement with FSG would not be reached.
Mr. Wolfe's editor at Little, Brown will be Pat Strachan, who worked with him on Bonfire of the Vanities and five other books while she was an editor at FSG during the 1970s and '80s. read more »
Farrar, Straus and Giroux To Host Monthly Reading Series at Russian Samovar
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, the house that published three of the five finalists for this year's National Book Award in fiction, will host a monthly reading series at the Russian Samovar starting on Thursday, January 17 with a program featuring FSG authors Richard Price and Sam Lipsyte.
The readings, which are being curated by recently promoted FSG senior editor Lorin Stein and assistant editor Gena Hamshaw, will probably be held on the third Thursday of every month, and will always feature at least one FSG author, according to Ms. Hamshaw.
Ms. Hamshaw said each reading will be followed by an informal "potluck" open to members of the audience during which authors will eat dinner and answer questions. read more »
Farrar Thinks Pink
Who’s Le Plus Chaud? French Emo-Memoirist Grégoire Bouillier
Where Are You, Whit? Criterion Does Metropolitan
Where Are You, Whit? Criterion Does Metropolitan
And They're at the Gate: Didion, Coetzee, Gaitskill in the Running
And They’re at the Gate: Didion, Coetzee, Gaitskill in the Running
