Category: words

With the Village Voice empire up for sale, New York Magazine media critic Michael Wolff wonders what’s so alternative about alternative weeklies – and offers a plan to go head-to-head with the New York Times. – New York Magazine

Two very different things. But in this age of the book tour and chat shows, writers must learn both. Did anyone ever ask Proust to talk about his work? – Toronto Globe and Mail

Publisher still makes money selling the classics at rock-bottom prices. – Washington Post

Can new voice recognition software make a great writer out of a great talker? It’s a little more complicated than that. – LA Weekly

Now five of its major authors aren’t eligible for Canadian literary honors. – CBC

Now the buzz has died down, a growing consensus says Tina’s lost it. Tina Brown doesn’t have enough money to smooth over the problems at “Talk.” – New York Observer

It’s not about the Web; it’s not about print; it’s about publishing.” Publishers finally start to get it.  – Publisher’s Weekly

Historian’s report concludes author wasn’t a Jewish orphan  but a Swiss-born child named Bruno Doessekker. – New York Times

Looking past the big names. – (AP) Dallas Morning News

– couldn’t get job as archeologist, writes book, gets positive reader reviews on the internet and lands $1.5 million 10-year book contract. “Terrific” he says. – CBC