Friday, September 30, 2011
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
EbookFling
I know we discussed whether or not it was becoming possible to share kindle books and rent books. Well I was scouring through Yahoo! News and ran across an article about successful entrepreneurs and one was about this website.
Check it out. Its really interesting and may be the start to something new in the industry. Its works like Netflix for books!
Monday, September 26, 2011
Gary Shteyngart on No Reservations with Anthony Bourdain
No super sad story to be found in Brighton Beach when it's all borsht, rabbit, and vodka. Find Gary at 3:26.
Friday, September 23, 2011
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Super Sad True Love Story Reviews
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Google Doodles India's "Father of Comics"
Check out Google India today for a tribute to Anant Pai, the creator of the comic book series I showed you in class a few weeks ago. Also check out the essay I wrote about him when he passed away earlier this year. Some ideas for you perhaps for your next short paper on the public image of the author!
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Davies, meet 826 Valencia
A little preview before our class in a few weeks; this is Dave Eggers's explanation of the history of this wonderful organization. An insightful introduction that points out some of the ways that 826 connects to American Book Culture.
Monday, September 12, 2011
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Bookshelves of the Future
This week, we host our first guest speaker in the Davies Forum: Nathan Bransford, author, blogger, and former literary agent. Check out his blog on the list of useful links on the side of this page.
In fact, that link should get its own box as not just a useful link, but as the most supremely useful link for aspiring writers, publishing industry watchers (or watchers and waiters, as they may more aptly be), and book people in general.
Since Nathan will be talking about what new technologies mean for the future of books and authors, take a look at some of his posts about the possibilities of self-publishing in particular.
Another interesting essay for you to read in the light of last week's presentations/tomorrow's papers (book memoirs): this piece from the Wall Street Journal gives us a nice sense of what books mean to us in the context of our everyday lives and spaces. Also see the website Library Thing listed on the links on the side for ideas.
If you had all the books you ever had in one place (I am assuming you don't, since I don't either, separated as mine are by one bay, one ocean, insufficient Ikea shelves and the like), what would it say about you? Or what would it say to you about the world?
Addendum: a nice, brief essay on the form of the book in NYT, here.
In fact, that link should get its own box as not just a useful link, but as the most supremely useful link for aspiring writers, publishing industry watchers (or watchers and waiters, as they may more aptly be), and book people in general.
Since Nathan will be talking about what new technologies mean for the future of books and authors, take a look at some of his posts about the possibilities of self-publishing in particular.
Another interesting essay for you to read in the light of last week's presentations/tomorrow's papers (book memoirs): this piece from the Wall Street Journal gives us a nice sense of what books mean to us in the context of our everyday lives and spaces. Also see the website Library Thing listed on the links on the side for ideas.
If you had all the books you ever had in one place (I am assuming you don't, since I don't either, separated as mine are by one bay, one ocean, insufficient Ikea shelves and the like), what would it say about you? Or what would it say to you about the world?
Addendum: a nice, brief essay on the form of the book in NYT, here.
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