Senator Josh Hawley versus Simon & Schuster
I think both S&S and Senator Hawley chose the road of escalation. A small step in the grand scheme of things, but a step nonetheless.
Tag: Publishing
The Clothing of Books by Jhumpa Lahiri
A lecture turned book(let), it was nevertheless interesting to read an author's thoughts on book covers and to ruminate on their role, impact, etc. It is not s...
The Journey of the Penguin by Emiliano Ponzi
There is a simplicity and elegance about the illustrations. Yet, it is interesting how much action and emotion can be conveyed within that simplicity.
Amazon, Goodreads or Blog?
Let's say, hypothetically, someone didn't want to write blog posts anymore. Would publishers send said person books if they posted reviews on Goodreads, Amazon ...
Jonah Goldberg on writing a book
The problem, you see, is that people who don’t write books don’t know what an unending, unyielding ass-ache they are. I’d compare them to a no...
The Joy and Burden of Free Books
Should book blogging be pure love of reading or corrupted by financial motives? Or is it maybe some place awkwardly in between?
On Publishers And Platforms
Is publishing more about marketing than good content these days? Is having a platform a natural thing for publishers to want from their authors?
Collected Miscellany at Ten Years
This Blog began ten years ago yesterday . Kinda wild to think about that. It is hard to judge your own writing output over ten years but if I had to offer a ju...