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A Bookseller's Tale
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A discussion of books, authors, politics, and my experiences as an online independent bookseller.
- Added on: May 4th, 2007
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: jenn
- Listed in: Books Politics
- Tags: politics books literature science fiction book industry
Recent Posts
My New Years Wish for You
May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope you read some fine books and kiss someone who thinks you're wonderful, and don't forget to make some art -- write or draw or build or sing or live as only you can. And I ho...
The Argument for Online Literary Journals
There have been many times when I sit back and think about the shape my industry is in and just scratch my head. How did it get this bad? My answer is always the same: the industry is getting old and tired and the corporations that run it have no ide...
The Return of Samantha Power
Samantha Power is one amazing woman. In her book A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genocide, she dared to ask the question: Why do American leaders who vow "never again" repeatedly fail to stop genocide? (Yeah, why is that?) Her work ...
It looks like Simon & Schuster is in trouble, too
"Layoffs at Random House, Simon & Schuster" — (From Salon by Hillel Italie) Simon & Schuster has been helped by President-elect Barack Obama's embrace of Doris Kearns Goodwin's "Team of Rivals," but not enough to save some 35 positions, about 2...
Video: Conversation with Toni Morrison
Paper Cuts, the book blog for the New York Times, has a conversation with Toni Morrison about her new novel "A Mercy" and the election of Barack Obama. This is a wonderful and rare treat....
Major Shake-up at Random House
Maud Newton blogs about a major change in the internal structure at Random House: "What does the Random House reorg. mean?" — ... here’s a trusted friend’s analysis: even though they say the imprints will maintain editorial independenc...
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