Last week, when I posted on Kindle 2, I mentioned that we had an interview in the works with Andrew (Drew) Herdener, a Senior PR Manager at Amazon. I put together a number of questions I hoped Drew would be willing (or able) to answer. Unfortunately, while Drew wished he could have answered more, in [...]
Recently, I’ve been reading a lot concerning publication of Literary Fiction as trade paperbacks rather than hardcover. This is especially true regarding new authors, but is also becoming more prevalent with an established writer who might have seen a reduction is sales on his or her last book. And while in previous posts I’ve dodged [...]
During the past week, I’ve become obsessed with the Amazon Kindle—and I don’t even own one. My obsession is more with the concept of ebooks in general, and with the Kindle as the delivery device in particular. I’ve gone so far as to request an interview with Jeff Bezos—the request was denied, but Amazon countered [...]
The 2008 National Book Festival, organized and sponsored by the Library of Congress and hosted by First Lady Laura Bush, will be held on Saturday, September 27, 2008, on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., between 3rd and 7th streets from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The festival is free and open to the public. [...]
On November 19th, the National Book Foundation will award Barney Rosset, the legendary publisher, The Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community. Barney Rosset, through his publishing house, Grove Press, and his magazine, The Evergreen Review, introduced American readers to such literary giants as Samuel Beckett, Harold Pinter, Jean Genet, and Eugène [...]
From the author of Mystic River, THE GIVEN DAY is rollicking, brawling, gritty, political, and always completely absorbing, a rich and satisfying epic. Readers, get ready to feast. This is a big book you won’t want to put down.
As you may have noticed, I’ve been spending an inordinate amount of time lately considering the future of the publishing industry. Over the weekend I happened across a great article by Boris Kachka published on the New York Magazine website titled The End. It’s long, but well worth the time to read. The question I’ve [...]
At first, I thought about posting something questioning whether Oprah’s Book Club was good or bad for Literary Fiction. I thought I’d mention something about the early selections being overly sentimental. I thought I might mention something about the Frey incident, how she was initially taken in, but, in fairness, how she ultimately took both [...]
Yesterday I posted Wandering the Aisles wherein I lamented the dearth of emerging books and authors of quality. As I thought about what I had written, I began to feel myself being sucked into what seems to be the quagmire du jour. I began to imagine the possibility of giving credence to the idea that [...]
I spend quite a bit of time wandering the literary fiction aisles of bookstores looking for something, or someone, new. I read Publishers Weekly every week hoping to discover a new book or author I don’t know or have forgotten about. I talk to friends; I scour the Internet book blogs. But I have to [...]
