Thanks for this info! I've got four.

Rebecca Solnit commented that it sounded like it was written by Edith Wharton.

Me three.

I'm glad you mentioned this. My first question was, Wait--my publisher holds the rights to the books of mine that are on the list, so they'll take the money, right?

Lots of parallels between your circumstances and mine! I anticipate going indie with my next book(s), after losing my mainstream publisher, then my agent. 2 thoughts occur: I believe indies are publishing the best lit right now, hands down; the bigger indies don't accept unagented mss. Bit of a fix.

But do you like to bite off the little tip, then the middle, and see if the different colors taste different?? That's the proper way.

Clash Books is another!

Got 2 this morning! There's a strange desperation afoot in the land of books . . .

The ego fragility with this guy is mind-blowing. And his toadies stand around nodding their heads to his claims of being better at everything than anyone who ever lived. That this is what a once-serious govt has been reduced to has destroyed my understanding of reality.

Incredibly powerful. Very glad it's out there in the world.

I pretty much dropped out too . . . after writing a nasty letter telling them where they could stick their "generous" offer of financial aid + servitude as a TA. These developments rip the thin mask of Columbia's commitment to justice right the hay off.

OMG these are great!

This thread is psychic: exactly what I needed to hear right now. Thank you!

He wishes with his whole shriveled heart chattel slavery still existed here so he could add it to his portfolio of businesses.