My good friend Harald Zoschke photoshopped the above image for a birthday card for me a few years ago, and it points to a change in my writing career. For years I wrote every book I could think of about chile peppers and spicy food, and that will culminate in mid-March when the University of New Mexico Press publishes The … Read More
Sunbelt Booze?
Lately I’ve been buying Dire Wolf Vodka, made by Aztec Spirits in Santa Fe. Look at their packaging: This got me thinking. What we opened a new division of our company and called it Sunbelt Booze? We could have a number of products named in a similar fashion. White Fang Creme de Menthe. Pit Viper Tequila. Sabre Tooth Scotch. Porcupine … Read More
Happy Holiday Humor: Rejected Book Titles
From my connections in the book publishing industry, I have learned some new, shocking facts. Acquisition editors are no longer reading book proposals or manuscripts from authors, and they can’t depend on judging a book by its cover because the covers have not yet been designed. So they’re depending on book titles to make their decisions on whether or not … Read More
Holiday Spirits?
While stocking up today at Total Wine, I noticed that I am attracted to brands featuring fierce creatures, whether extant or extinct. Here, I’m referring to the golden eagle, a worldwide species that’s one of the largest raptors, though not as large as the Philippine monkey-eating eagle or the harpy eagle. The dire wolf is extinct, but it was fearsome … Read More
Best Foodie Christmas Gifts
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