Saturday, June 24, 2006

Workshop Wealth: Interview with Janet Evanovich

If you are a mystery fan at all and have not yet had the pleasure of reading the Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich, it is a highly recommended and very, very funny look at a New Jersey bail enforcement agent (a.k.a. bounty hunter), her misadventures, and her quirky set of friends and relations. Amazon has a new weekly webcast feature, Amazon Fishbowl with Bill Maher, that this week includes an interview with Janet Evanovich. Ever wondered why there's no Stephanie Plum movie? That's explained. Ever wondered how to sum up the Stephanie Plum series? From Maher: "Get Shorty Meets Cathy." Perfect!

The 'workshop wealth' part of this post comes with the explanation that Amazon Fishbowl is conceived along the late night talk show model, but with guests who are authors and performers whose products are sold on Amazon (and will likely be sought out in libraries). The show changes weekly: "New episodes will premiere each Thursday this summer at 8 p.m. Pacific Time and can be seen anytime here at www.amazon.com/entertainment." Archives of previous shows reside there, as well.

SUBJECTS: WORKSHOP WEALTH

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