Hot off the press Feb 27, 2010
In any case, I'm certainly confident that I've never attempted to bleach a blood-drenched Soprani jacket a useful tip gleaned from Bret Easton Ellis' American Psycho. From the same publication, I also learned that the pattern of a man's vest (waistcoat) should never match his socks and tie, and that while it's acceptable to wear black tasselled loafers with a business suit, brown should always be avoided. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Hundreds of authors opt out of Google settlement Feb 26, 2010
The authors include the estates of Rudyard Kipling, T. H. White, James Herriot, Nevil Shute and Roald Dahl, Man Booker prizewinners Graham Swift and Keri Hulme, poets Pam Ayres, Christopher Middleton, Gillian Spraggs and Nick Laird, novelists Bret Easton Ellis, James Frey, Monica Ali, Michael Chabon, Philip Hensher and Patrick Gale, historian Simon Sebag Montefiore, biographer Victoria Glendinning and author of the Northern Lights trilogy Philip Pullman. Ursula Le Guin, who gained significant... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Everybody's cool in LA Feb 21, 2010
Look at the opening line of Bret Easton Ellis' novel about nihilistic youth Less Than Zero. "People are afraid to merge on freeways in Los Angeles," he writes. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
OFF THE RECORD Feb 3, 2010
On Friday afternoon, Knopf publicity director Paul Bogaards fielded requests from editors eager to speak with Bret Easton Ellis about J.D. Salingers death. Yeah. (The Drudge Report)
American Psycho to become a musical Feb 3, 2010
Anonymous / APBret Easton Ellis' novel "American Psycho" will be made into a Broadway musical ... NEW YORK - If the malevolent Sweeney Todd can sing, why not Patrick Bateman, the twisted title character of Bret Easton Ellis American Psycho ... Sheik said Tuesday in a statement that he reread the Bret Easton Ellis book and what may have seen as an over-the-top literary folly of the early 90s was in fact a pretty timeless tale of alienation. (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
Joy of a book found in adaptation Feb 2, 2010
Bret Easton Ellis' novel American Psycho got so far under my skin that by the time I finished reading it in one sitting I was afraid its baleful aura might nestle into the curve of my spleen and stay there. So I built a small pyre out of deadwood in my backyard, soaked the dog-eared second-hand copy I'd just ploughed through with lighter fluid and burnt it to exorcise the bad vibes from my psyche. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
the books coming in 2010 Jan 10, 2010
by Bret Easton Ellis: Imperial Bedrooms is reportedly a sequel to Ellis first novel. They had made a movie about us. (Harper's Magazine)
