Oct
29
Tell A Story/Hear A Story
October 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Humans are hardwired for narrative and plot, and books are only part of the story. It’s the oral storytellers* who have provided us with the richest and most enduring stories, fodder for nearly everything we read today. And before language, I imagine humans described adventures and relationships through movement, vocal tone, beat, and gestures. It’s [...]
Oct
20
Queens, Cafes, Baseball and Writing
October 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Is Queens, NY and its crop of new authors taking up the slack where Brooklyn (and Jonathan Lethem) let up? Queens actually offers some coffee houses where writers can still plug in and type for hours without being kicked to the curb, and so, may indeed transform itself into a literary mecca one cafe at [...]
Oct
15
200 Bloggers Review 200 Green Books!
October 15, 2010 | 1 Comment
Here’s a wonderful thing for publishing and the environment: On Wednesday, November 10, 2010, at 1:00 PM Eastern Time 200 bloggers will take a stand to support books printed on environmental paper by simultaneously publishing reviews of 200 such books. Launched in 2009 by Eco-Libris, this campaign is aiming to promote “green†books by reviewing 200 [...]
Oct
6
It’s Settled: Malcolm Gladwell Says Twitter is Useless
October 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment
The Tipping Point author Malcolm Gladwell irks the social media universe by claiming that (*surprise!*) Twitter will not change the world (an odd bit of commentary from the author of a book detailing how little things make a big difference.) It seems that good old fashioned social change is still the ticket: Small Change Why [...]