Feb
27
Apocalypse Now
February 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Perhaps this would have been more appropriate to post earlier in the month on Friday the 13th – the swan song of the publishing industry as we know it is something we book loving folks should be listening for. What is the reincarnated version of book publishing going to be like? Let’s create something wonderful [...]
Feb
25
Pandora’s Tool Box
February 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment
All of the wonderful tools that are being created to make our lives easier are going to cause us to digitally figit ourselves into a situation where we have no time for anything but using our tools to manage the use of our other tools… Review: Next Read for iPhone Ranking system weighs down otherwise [...]
Feb
23
Art for Words
February 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment
I can’t seem to get my mind off the Kindle. And yet I do not own one. I am still about as phobic of the invention as I am fascinated by it, probably because I have a feeling it is going to be the savior of publishing and its raw power is a little frightening. [...]
Feb
20
Podcast Your Book
February 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Not only is this an extremely populist and democratic way to put your book in the hands of the public, podcasting your book is the next wave you need to catch if you’re an author. When you have a moment, familiarize yourself with new websites such as WritersCast and PodioBooks. Podcasting Your Novel: Publishing’s Next [...]
Feb
18
Rich Nun, Poor Nun?
February 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Eventually you will notice that I cannot resist any news story that involves a Buddhist nun, especially a story that also includes news about book publishing. Buddhist nun joins forces with ‘Rich Dad, Poor Dad’ author The siblings’ book, ‘Rich Brother, Rich Sister,’ celebrates both business acumen and Eastern religion. The Long Beach nun wonders: [...]
Feb
16
Two Centuries of Lincoln
February 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment
In celebration of the 200th anniversary of Lincoln’s birth, here is sampling of some of the many new books on Lincoln that are available right now (from The Book Room of the Chicago Sun Times) – In Lincoln’s Hand: His Original Manuscripts, edited by Harold Holzer and Joshua Wolf Shenk (Bantam, 196 pages, [...]
Feb
13
Fiction Is Greater Than Fact
February 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Is it that the fiction these days is better, or is it that our reality these days is worse and we want to escape it? Fiction Reading Increases for Adults By MOTOKO RICH After years of bemoaning the decline of a literary culture in the United States, the National Endowment for the Arts says in [...]
Feb
11
Excuse me, my book is ringing.
February 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment
There is a soon-to-exist online search application (Aardvark) for finding information based on what your friends know and not just on what the internet knows. The idea strikes me as brilliant and amazing. It’s the difference between Googling for your next book to read and asking your incredibly literate best friend to tell you what’s [...]
Feb
9
Critical Eye
February 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Here is a highly intelligent group of bloggers to check out: CRITICAL MASS – the blog of the national book critics circle board of directors (And as a nod to John Updike, may he rest in peace, here is a recent post from Critical Mass on Updike’s rules for book reviewing. In a perfect, fair [...]
Feb
6
It’s true, I do like coffee and yoga.
February 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment
We all know how uncool white people are, but at least it’s fun to make fun of us… and another thing, isn’t it interesting how books are born from blogs now? Quite a wonderful little genesis phenomenon there. Finding humor in ‘Stuff White People Like’Â (CNN) — The blog “Stuff White People Like” is wildly [...]