Whisper it quietly, the book is back … and here’s the man leading the revivalThe Guardian - Robert McCrumBright lights, good coffee ... and great books (even hardbacks) are the key to injecting new life into bookshops, says James Daunt, chief executive of Waterstones James Daunt is a bookseller with a penchant
“The best training is to read and write, no matter what. Don’t live with a lover or roommate who doesn’t respect your work.fbcdn.net
Malcolm Gladwell’s Plagiarism ProblemThe Daily Beast - Lloyd Grove The pseudonymous blogging duo at Our Bad Media—who most recently indicted CNN host and foreign policy intellectual Fareed Zakaria on charges of …
Marginalia's moment: Philip Roth, Don DeLillo and the joys of writing in booksSalon - Laura MillerPhillip Roth, David Foster Wallace, Don DeLillo (AP/Joe Tabbacca/Hachette/Stephen Chernin/Photo montage by Salon) Marginalia is having a moment. While many people consider it sacrilege to write -- whether
Electric Literature’s 25 Best Story Collections of 2014electricliterature.com - Lincoln Michel Year-end lists are always subjective and incomplete, but they are especially tricky for books. A dedicated film critic can watch every wide release …
Play button Neil Gaiman Reads Bad, Fake Neil Gaiman Storiesopenculture.com - by DC The American Public Media show, "Wits," asked its listeners to write their "poorest imitations of Neil Gaiman’s writing." And then they got Gaiman …
