A blog dedicated to reviewing crime novels published by independent presses everywhere.
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Ian Rankin was just kidding
Well, after making an offhand comment about JK Rowling writing a crime novel that managed to get international media attention, Ian Rankin has admitted it was a joke. That's a relief.
That Rankin is a savvy media manipulator, is he not? Of course, his legion of defenders will find this one more excuse to bash the media. ============== Detectives Beyond Borders "Because Murder Is More Fun Away From Home" http://www.detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/
"There were 600 people in the audience, and only one person didn't laugh," he added.
Looks like Rankin has already started the media bashing himself. ============== Detectives Beyond Borders "Because Murder Is More Fun Away From Home" http://www.detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/
I was at the event. It was a joke, Peter. Clearly. Rankin was laughing about it, the chair was laughing, the audience were laughing. How anyone could honestly think it wasn't a joke is beyond my comprehension. Rankin followed up his comment by saying the title of his next novel was "Inspector Rebus And The Deathly Hallows" and stating that there was no copyright on titles. I'm surprised that wasn't picked up on either.
"Test Tube Baby" by Sam Fuller (1936)
-
*Test Tube Baby* is the second novel from Samuel Fuller (here credited as
“Sam Fuller”). Published in 1936 by Godwin, Publishers, it is among the
rarest o...
Yes, this is a commercial. (I'm so sorry.)
-
A lot of people consider it low class when authors are constantly pimping
their own books. Yup. I get it. And I try not to put people on the
spot. On ...
Bill "AJ" Hayes Remembered
-
*TEAM PLAYER - AJ HAYES*
*An entry in the recent Watery Grave Invitational*
Just a trace bar lost in the north desert near Albuquerque. Summer thunder
ozo...
Secret Dead Blog is Dead...
-
... (for now).
These are its tombstones.
For signs of life, check out:
secretdead.tumblr.com
twitter.com/swierczy
facebook.com/swierczy
Coming Soon
-
Remember that time, months ago, when I promised to do something with this
website after years of not doing anything? Well, man plans, God laughs, you
know ...
Welcome to the Indie Crime Blog. As the name implies, this blog is dedicated to reviews of crime fiction published by independent presses. There are many books published every year that seem to be ignored for a variety of reasons. The books sections of newspapers are getting smaller. Bookstores give more shelf space to more established authors. I could go on, but you get it.My intent is to review books both old and new in the hopes that some deserving writers and worthy publishers will gain some exposure. I can be emailed at IndieCrime-at-gmail-dot-com
4 comments:
Is it? Or is it part of some brilliant, yet devious plot to make us think that she's not writing a detective novel?
The plot thickens like... like... something that does a lot of thickening!
That Rankin is a savvy media manipulator, is he not? Of course, his legion of defenders will find this one more excuse to bash the media.
==============
Detectives Beyond Borders
"Because Murder Is More Fun Away From Home"
http://www.detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/
"There were 600 people in the audience, and only one person didn't laugh," he added.
Looks like Rankin has already started the media bashing himself.
==============
Detectives Beyond Borders
"Because Murder Is More Fun Away From Home"
http://www.detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/
I was at the event. It was a joke, Peter. Clearly. Rankin was laughing about it, the chair was laughing, the audience were laughing. How anyone could honestly think it wasn't a joke is beyond my comprehension. Rankin followed up his comment by saying the title of his next novel was "Inspector Rebus And The Deathly Hallows" and stating that there was no copyright on titles. I'm surprised that wasn't picked up on either.
Post a Comment