“The thing is, getting through those complex books, and really grasping what they had to say, gave a thrill such as I hadn’t had in ages. My body may have felt lousy and old, but my brain felt in better form than it had since grad school.”
Category: publishing
The Internet – Key To New Writers’ Succes
“Inkpop allows young writers to share their work with a larger community. The site’s users can upload any kind of writing, from short poems to long novels, while other users can read and offer suggestions for improvement.”
The Language Of Facebook As A Literary Style
“One predominant fictional argot of Facebook for teenagers would be breathlessness or emphatic speech. Their pages are peppered with “Okkkkayyyyy” and” HAHAHAHA. ” and “OMG!!!!!” You can find polite little girls cursing like sailors on Facebook. Everything is louder, more ardent, capitalized.”
Is The Home Library Endangered In The Age Of Pixels?
“The library, alas, may go the way of the separate dining room and the formal parlor, not because we won’t read anymore, but because we won’t read books anymore, at least not books printed on paper. But what a loss to the ways books represent, bedevil and impeach us.”

The Restrictive World Of Big-Name Author Appearances
“If it’s a big name in showbusiness, or a former politician with a controversial past, then you’ll probably have to wear a wristband and leave your mobile phone at the door.”
If E-Books Rule, What About Margin Notes?
“These scribbles in the margins already seem like messages from a dying age. Will the next generation of writers leave similar guides to the workings of their minds for the future? Perhaps – but not in a format we can currently comprehend.”
The Great Writers and History’s Oldest Voice Recognition Software
“More and more writers are using voice recognition software, which is constantly improving and even has an app for the iPhone. … But earlier writers, such as Milton, Dostoevsky and Henry James used the first form of voice recognition software – women.”
The Jonathan Franzen Story
“Franzen isn’t the richest or most famous living American novelist, but you could argue — I would argue — that he is the most ambitious and also one of the best. His third book, The Corrections, published in 2001, was the literary phenomenon of the decade. His fourth novel, Freedom, will arrive at the end of August.”
Pseudononymously Yours – What’s Up With The Fake Name?
The reasons for hiding behind fake names are as varied as the writers who do it.
This Year’s Booker Longlist Is A Bestseller
“The 13 novels being considered for this year’s Man Booker prize are selling better than any other longlist since 2001.”