The Real World of an Aspiring Horror Novelist
Jose Luis Calva, An aspiring horror novelist, was arrested in Mexico City after police came to his house to investigate the disappearance of his girlfriend and found her "torso in his closet, a leg in the refrigerator and bones in a cereal box."Near the body parts police found a draft of his novel "Cannibalistic Instincts."Though Calva denies eating any of his victims he did admit to boiling his girlfriend's flesh.Calva is now suspected in a couple of other "mutilation killings."CNN story Writer suspect in dismembering girlfriendThanks to bookshelves of doom for the lead
Police on the Lookout for Four Mini-Bookshops
Novel Idea's Mini-BookshopFour Mini-Bookshop vending machines were stolen last month in Essex and the police are stumped."This is rather a strange theft. We have very few leads which is why we are looking for any information from witnesses or anyone who has since seen the trailer." says Elaine Crow of the Essex Police Department.No word yet on what books were in the machine.
Ultimate Censorship: Bookseller Killed in Gaza, Poet Tortured in Myanmar
As another Banned Books Week wraps up in this country and the cultural focus shifts to the next designated week for the next cause, word comes of two tragic world events related to the free flow of information.Eric Silver at the Independent reports that "The manager of Gaza's only Christian bookshop, who was abducted on Saturday by suspected Muslim extremists, was found dead yesterday."The bookseller Rami Ayyad, was 31 years old and leaves behind two children and a wife who is pregnant. "About 3,000 Arab Christians live among 1.4 million Muslims in the Gaza Strip. Attacks on Christians and their...
Book Madness in Seattle
There is so much book related stuff going on this week in Seattle that Mayor Greg Nickels has designated it "Book Collecting Week."Here's what's happening:The premier non-new book event in the Pacific Northwest, The Seattle Antiquarian Book Fair & Book Arts show, takes place the weekend of the 13th and 14th at the Seattle Center Pavilion. With close to 100 exhibitors from around North America and as far away as Germany you are bound to see some of the best books, manuscripts and ephemera currently on the market. The exhibitors this year are particularly strong with many being members of...