Is George Pelecanos ready to be a star?
George Pelecanos is the subject of a feature in today's Times. No one doubts the quality of his work -- he's been a critical favorite for years. But he's never sold more than about 20,000 hardcover copies of any of his books. His publisher is preparing a marketing assault that they believe will push him to the next level. Can he do it? I worked in a Borders in downtown DC for a while, and people were overjoyed when I reccomended his books -- there's got to be a market for smart, exciting fiction like his.Here's George on The Sound of Young America -- an amazing guy.
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posted by Jesse Thorn at Wednesday, July 26, 2006
3 Comments:
I don't remember if I told you how much I liked your interview with him, so I'm doing it now. I do need to pick up some more of his books. I've only read four or five of them, and I want to do the whole collection.
He kind of intimidated me, he was so sincere. Honestly.
Here's hoping this is the big one for Pelecanos-he is certainly deserving of it. I manage a Borders in Michigan and I know just what you mean about recommending him.
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