Weekend Chatterbox: Memoirs of a Liar

I am not a perfect person nor will do I believe one wrong is bigger than another, so I will bring up this topic for our weekend chatter box.


Why write a novel, then call it a memoir?


News for Discussion: BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) -- Misha Defonesca, a Belgian writer has admitted that she made up her bestselling "memoir" depicting how, as a Jewish child, she lived with a pack of wolves in the woods during the Holocaust, her lawyers said Friday. The book, "Misha: A Memoire of the Holocaust Years," was translated into 18 languages and made into a feature film in France.

Speedlink: ESV Literary Study Bible

CBA Publishing News: Publishers Weekly states Gary Johnson, president, and Carol Johnson, v-p/editorial for fiction, are retiring from Bethany House Publishers, effective today. They have been a member of BHP since the 1960s. Well wishes.

Book giveaways: Camy Tang gives Missing in Atlanta.
Author Interview: Mary Demuth at Christian Writer's Forum
Publishing debate: CBA Fiction Limitations
Book Conferences: Faith in Fiction Booklover's Retreat
Book News: Pen America's tribute to Chinua Akebe and the 50th anniversay of his incredible book, "Things Fall Apart."
Book Reviews: Claudia Burney's Murder, Mayhem & a Fine Man reviewed at Mystery Book News
Book Buzz: The ESV Literary Study Bible.

Ariel at Bittersweet Life has a very good example of a book review for you to read. The book is The ESV Literary STudy Bible.

"The editorial input is succinct, lucid, and well-informed. It's also non-invasive, in that it doesn't attempt to insert apologetic, devotional, archaeological or theological material, except when it's directly tied to the main gist of the author's intent. "

If you're an author or blogger wanting to get into next week's speedlink, hit me up.