Crystal shards of penetrative ideological shrapnel tonight from a spunky panel – we’re looking at things as they are, things as they were supposed to be, and things as they probably will be.  Our guests include Richard Howse, currently studying at Britain’s National Academy of Writing, and one half of the creative duo that produces LITOON, the cartoon strip that’s rocking the publishing world on Litopia.  From Edinburgh, Scotland we’re delighted to welcome back  the doyenne of Eve’s Salmagundi Club on Litopia Daily – Eve Harvey.  Nicholas Booth’s latest book ZIGZAG has been optioned for film by Tom Hanks – and we’re pleased to welcome a newcomer to the panel this week: advertising guru and Jon Hamm-a-like, Jamie Mollart.

Topics covered (and links) from tonight’s show include:

• Melvin Burgess’s latest controversial book is dropped by his publisher
• A Christian group sues for right to burn a gay teen novel
• Police detective and heretofore anonymous blogger ‘Jack Night’ has been unmasked by The Times, leading to disciplinary action by his employers
• Is social media really just the advertising equivalent of vanity publishing?
• Beckah Beushausen lies about her terminally ill baby and reveals the truth about fiction
• The first moon landing celebrates its 40th anniversary on July 20th this year – are we still in love with the romance of space?

This week’s titles from the Commissioning Meeting are:

“Evelina, Or, the History of a Young Lady’s Entrance into the World”
By Fanny Burney, 1752-1840

“The Electric Bath”
By George Schweig

“Earthmen Bearing Gifts”
Fredric Brown, 1906-1972

“An Essay on the Application of the Lunar Caustic in the Cure of Certain Wounds and Ulcers”
By John Higginbottom

Don’t forget LITOPIA AFTER DARK – Face to Face is live this Friday 26th June, at the Poetry Café in London’s Covent Garden.  It kicks off at 6:30pm – for a free ticket, see the notice on Litopia’s home page.

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