Comments on: Hoffmonsters and Butterfish … http://blog.awmonline.com.au/2009/07/03/hoffmonsters-and-butterfish/ Writing and publishing news, events and markets Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:22:10 +1000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Pimp my books … — Speakeasy http://blog.awmonline.com.au/2009/07/03/hoffmonsters-and-butterfish/comment-page-1/#comment-154970 Pimp my books … — Speakeasy Thu, 16 Jul 2009 02:22:55 +0000 http://blog.awmonline.com.au/?p=717#comment-154970 [...] note, remember all the hoohah about the Hoffmonster? Check out the comments under that Speakeasy post for an astounding follow-up by a Speakeasy reader - it packs a pistol full of [...] [...] note, remember all the hoohah about the Hoffmonster? Check out the comments under that Speakeasy post for an astounding follow-up by a Speakeasy reader – it packs a pistol full of [...]

]]> By: Meg http://blog.awmonline.com.au/2009/07/03/hoffmonsters-and-butterfish/comment-page-1/#comment-154963 Meg Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:46:52 +0000 http://blog.awmonline.com.au/?p=717#comment-154963 Hey there - thanks, what a great link! Speakeasy readers, do a Control+f search on 'hoffman' to see the relevant part of the artice - it's a fair way down the page, but totally worth the hunt - it's hilarious! Ironic, much? Parlance looks like a great blog for wordlovers. Care to tell us a bit about yourself and your blog? Cheers, Meg Hey there – thanks, what a great link! Speakeasy readers, do a Control+f search on ‘hoffman’ to see the relevant part of the artice – it’s a fair way down the page, but totally worth the hunt – it’s hilarious! Ironic, much?

Parlance looks like a great blog for wordlovers. Care to tell us a bit about yourself and your blog?

Cheers,
Meg

]]> By: parlance http://blog.awmonline.com.au/2009/07/03/hoffmonsters-and-butterfish/comment-page-1/#comment-154897 parlance Wed, 15 Jul 2009 05:50:51 +0000 http://blog.awmonline.com.au/?p=717#comment-154897 I'm wondering if this is the same Alice Hoffman who gave a bad review to a book by Richard Ford, causing Richard Ford's wife to shoot a copy of the review. He talks about it at http://www.identitytheory.com/people/birnbaum37.html On re-reading the interview with him, I'm not sure whether he shot the book or his wife did. I’m wondering if this is the same Alice Hoffman who gave a bad review to a book by Richard Ford, causing Richard Ford’s wife to shoot a copy of the review.

He talks about it at http://www.identitytheory.com/people/birnbaum37.html

On re-reading the interview with him, I’m not sure whether he shot the book or his wife did.

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