Posted on July 21, 2008 9:09 am by Shel Holtz | Media | Publishing
I have a bet.
For some time now, at least a year, I’ve been offering this wager: $100 says 10 years from now, I’ll be able to buy a newspaper out of a rack on the street. Jose Leal has taken me up on the bet, and this post will serve as the record. I also have it marked on calendar: July 21,…
Posted on April 30, 2008 1:25 pm by Shel Holtz | Publishing
My friend and colleague, Terry Fallis, has been honored with the 2008 Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour. The honor was presented for Terry’s book, “The Best Laid Plans.”
I knew Terry had made it to the short list, but found out today, via Joe Thornley’s blog, that he had won. (Joe and Terry run Thornley-Fallis Public Relations, and Terry is the co-host of the excellent
Posted on March 18, 2008 8:49 pm by Shel Holtz | Publishing
Back in February, I got involved in a kerfuffle kicked off by a Los Angeles writer named Lee Goldberg. In the post, Goldberg launched a pretty savage attack on Yvonne DiVita, who happens to be my book agent. Yvonne represented Neville and me with “How to Do Everything with Podcasting,” and she’s representing John C. Havens and me with the upcoming book, “Practical…
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