Cormac McCarthy
Summary
Cormac McCarthy (born Charles McCarthy; July 20, 1933) is an American novelist and playwright. He has written ten novels, ranging from the Southern Gothic, Western, and post-apocalyptic genres. He has also written plays and screenplays. He received the Pulitzer Prize in 2007 for The Road. His 2005 novel No Country for Old Men was adapted as a 2007 film of the same name, which won four Academy Awards, including Best Picture. He received a National Book Award and National Book Critics Circle Award for his 1992 novel, All the Pretty Horses.His previous novel, Blood Meridian, (1985) was among Time Magazine's poll of 100 best English-language books published between 1923 and 2005 and placed joint runner-up in a poll taken in 2006 by The New York Times of the best American fiction published in the last 25 years.
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Fake Cormac McCarthy account fools Twitter founder
A Cormac McCarthy Twitter account, set up in the name of the reclusive novelist, has been revealed as a fake, after fooling Jack Dorsey, the co-founder of the microblogging service.
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Twitter's fake Cormac McCarthy reaches end of the road | Media Monkey
To say it was something of a surprise when Rupert Murdoch joined Twitter would be an understatement. So it followed that the world of 140 characters barely batted an eyelid when the reclusive American novelist Cormac McCarthy appeared to join the microblogging revolution. Alas, it was not to be, reports i.
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Adding Up The Oprah Effect
Oprah Winfrey ended her broadcast TV career last week and with it goes one of the show's mainstay's, Oprah's Book Club. According to Nielsen/Bookscan recommendations from the outgoing host ove the last ten years have helped sell 22 million Oprah-branded special editions. Seven of the top ten titles she recommended have sold over a million copies each.
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Publishers say farewell to Oprah Book Club boon
Matthew Flamm - Oprah Winfrey’s fans will certainly miss the daytime diva after her final show airs next Wednesday, but they probably won’t be as bereft as New York’s book publishers. Though her influence waned in the past few years, the host of Oprah’s Book Club chalked up a record for pushing titles into the sales stratosphere that no other media personality could match.
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Google Stands Up for Its Search
ADOTAS – You’ve heard all the accusations of Google search losing its mojo; it’s time for the defenese. Matt Cuts, head of Google’s anti-webspam team, argues that “Google's search quality is better than it has ever been in terms of relevance, freshness and comprehensiveness. ”.
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The Wire creator David Simon wins 'genius' grant
Writer and producer of gritty US dramas joins quantum astrophysicist and stone carver on list of $500,000 winners.
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