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The Original Book Ninja, George Murray

Bookninja began as an online forum for a bunch of writers to kibitz and argue about the state of the book world but has since evolved into…an online form for a bunch of writers to kibitz and argue about the book world. The difference? Now thousands of other people—including other writers, publishing folk, and many [...]

The Bitch is Back in the Kitchen

Photo from Nadia G. Sure, Martha Stewart upped her street credizzle about ten points when she invited Snoop Dogg on her show for a segment. She’s known to have her crabby side, or a few of them. Martha’s not getting old, she’s old as dirt―67, according to Wikipedia, authority on all things pre-historic. It’s about [...]

Bad Covers, Big Attention

Earlier this month, beloved Canadian book blog Bookninja asked its readers if they felt top literary novelists faced unfortunate book rebranding “to meet the purchasing habits of an embiggened sector of stupid readers.” A cover contest was proposed by founding editor George Murray, where readers were asked to create and submit their own wildly inappropriate [...]