Writing blog
ASJA (asja.org) is the American Society of Journalists & Authors. ASJA is the only professional association focused on independent nonfiction writers.
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Beth Raymer, Lay the Favorite: A Memoir of Gambling; Jackie O: On the Couch, JW Marriott Cancun Resort & Spa and Matt Wayne, The Celebrity Magician.
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American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA) Weekly Featured Member: Dorri Olds. ASJA is the only professional association focused on independent nonfiction writers.
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In 1964, Ken Kesey, author of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, and thirteen “Merry Pranksters” painted a bus in frenzied Day-Glo, named it “Furthur” and took off on an LSD-fueled road trip. Now 10 years after Kesey’s death, filmmakers Alison Ellwood and Alex Gibney have captured it all in a new movie, Magic Trip, opening in theaters August 12.
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Vera Farmiga, Academy Award nominated actress, directed the movie, Higher Ground, release date: August 12. In 2009, Ukrainian-American actress Vera Farmiga, 38, was Oscar-nominated for Best Supporting Actress for “Up in the Air” in a role that gave her the upper hand to George Clooney.
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Authors Susan Shapiro, Molly Jong-Fast, David Goodwillie, Lindsay Harrison and poet Harvey Shapiro New York City reading at McNally Jackson booksellers on August 1st.
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August 1: Shrinks Are Away Reading at McNally Jackson Booksellers, NYC. Susan Shapiro, author of 8 books in 8 years.
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Rejections of Famous Authors and Their Famous Books: Carrie, Lust for LIfe, Gone With the Wind, A Wrinkle in Time…
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Movies: Vera Farmiga, Higher Ground; Magic Trip about Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters, Book Face to Face by Judith Casey
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New York City reading with authors Steve Geng (Thick as Thieves), Beth Raymer (Lay the Favorite) and Robert Anasi (The Gloves, Golden Man) at The West Cafe.
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