Bookish: IN A CLUTCH (3#)

Indy Nuggets: While the big publishing houses may be producing a lot of celebrity tell-alls or downfall-redemption memoirs, more discriminating readers are scouring the lists of smaller independent publishers. This Guardian Books Blog entry by Hirsh Sawhney is links rich and has a worthwhile comment thread discussion following it. You may find yourself lingering here.

# Query Goofs: Some literary agents and
editors were tweeting about their rejects.

# It seems to be John Cheever Week at the NYO with a number of pieces on him. Begley the Bookie is signing off for a book-writing hiatus.

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