Aug
26
Comics. We Want to Read More of Them.
August 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Comics. Have they been demoted to coffee break Facebook ephemera, or are they alive and kicking butt out in the Darwinian thunderdome of the litsphere? Regardless, some of the comic fodder found online right now is goddamn brilliant. For example, check out The Oatmeal. Here’s a teaser (click the banner). More serious comic book fare [...]
Aug
19
A Book Betrays A Nation?
August 19, 2010 | 1 Comment
Not only does this case (see the article below) possibly mark the start of a new, international legal trend because it proves that people can be sued across borders, but what are the ramifications for the publishing world? Is this author guilty of betraying a nation? Are the cultural differences on the two sides of [...]
Aug
12
What’s a poor author to do?
August 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment
My idol Mark Morford, deviant journalist and author, and sexy, sexy man, talks up the state of the printed book in the age of iPad/Kindle/eBook at a Las Vegas brain-trust where bookish people convened to grok the concept of saving/reinventing book publishing in a mere 72 hour time slot: …”I was first sort of amazed [...]
Aug
5
Get Trashy: How to Commit Wordicide
August 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment
My secret fantasy life this week is to be a travel writer slash sex blogger with an endless budget and lots of really alluring and beautiful clothes. In order to reach my goals I absolutely must publish a bestselling novel and/or have a film treatment produced into a Hollywood blockbuster. The stakes are high! Then [...]