This is Margaret Atwood – the woman who wrote The Handmaid’s Tale. She got tired of going on book tours and decided to do something about it! Author Margaret Atwood has invented a remote-controlled pen which allows her to sign books for her fans from thousands of miles away. Autographs are signed on an electronic…
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Update on Incredible Fukn.US Essay Contest
Okay guys, a couple of questions came up and I want to make sure the answers are available. 1) What is the deadline for submitting esssays? Answer: Since the Winners will be announced April 14th. The deadline to get them to me is April 7th. That gives me a week to read them. If I…
Lost revives Irish novel interest
Move over Oprah – there’s a new literary-promotion-machine in town. The book is described as …”the story of a tender, brief, unrequited love affair between a man and his bicycle and a chilling fable of unending guilt”. A surreal Irish novel which fleetingly appeared in an episode of hit drama Lost has seen an upsurge…
Vonnegut writes of 'contempt' for Bush
B*** actually did something good… I’m excited to read this. Vonnegut might not be razor sharp anymore – when he appeared on the Daily Show some months back, it appeared that Jon Stewart cut it short, seemingly afraid of what Vonnegut might say – but he still runs rings around most of the rest of…
US author's sales jump after Osama mentions book
Now, if only Osama Bin Laden would tell people they can find lots of the books they need to read at http://www.fuknbooks.com cd US author’s sales jump after Osama mentions book 20 Jan 2006 23:04:15 GMT Source: Reuters WASHINGTON, Jan 20 (Reuters) – An unexpected endorsement from al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has resulted…
From the margins of society, a lust for literature
I am sometimes guilty of using my friends as a window to the world…this is, of course, hardly a cross section of any society. My friends are generally highly educated, well read, or at the very least more interested in understanding life than Wheel of Fortune…. Still, it is nice to imagine America heading in…
Fukn.us is seeking an illustrator for a childrens book
If you are an illustrator willing to do 8-10 simple illustrations let me know….email me at chris@fukn.us Thanks…. chris damitio chairman of the fukn bored
Ben Franklin Turns 300: Twice – Yahoo! News
This is one of those great stories that gets squashed under the crush of history….imagine those people rioting to get their 11 days back….I believe it would happen..even today cd Organizers in Philadelphia are gearing up for the Jan. 17 celebration of Benjamin Franklin’s 300th birthday with pomp and pageantry. But there is just as…
Master and Margarita overcomes "curse" to reach small screen
A previous film adaptation “disappeared” from the director’s home. A TV adaptation of cult novel The Master and Margarita has become a ratings hit in Russia despite superstition that it was “cursed”. More than 55% of Russians aged over 18 watched the first part of the 143 million roubles (£2.9m) TV series. Mikhail Bulgakov started…
Chris Elliott…author?
Now theres something about Chris Elliott that makes me say EWWWWW! I think it has a lot to do with his imagination….I bet this is good….. cd STLtoday – Entertainment – Books Chris Elliott: author – now there’s something weird By Jeff Daniel One glance at that sly smile and you fully expect to be…