With Harry Potter now off shagging whoever it is he ended up with in the final book, the supermarkets will, I am pretty sure, jump on any ‘event’ title with glee and do their level best to sell as many copies as possible. And love him or loathe him, a new book from Dan Brown is definitely an event.
Bill Thompson makes an interesting point about the two cultures – computer literate and computer illiterate – growing apart in the digital age.
By the way, that ‘self-published’ feel is usually the result of good quality paper.
“Super-dominant digital players like Google and the death of journalism as we know it.”
There’s no establishment beyond the people that you bump into occasionally at book launches and other events; sometimes they’re doing well, sometimes not so well. Why not make your own club? You can put whatever music you like on the turntable. Feature a buffet. Go your own way. That’s what Derek Robinson has done, and more power to his quill.
A good example of striking design. These covers stand out and – not typically for science fiction – there is a clear sense that the cover reflects the identity of the book.
On the strength of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, I’d put Charlie Kaufman in the same box as Hemingway.
Well, types. The truth is, m’colleague Roger Morris has been interviewed by theviewfromhere. Parts 1 and 2 are now available. [...] There was a launch party for the Macmillan New Writing imprint, and I met the reader who had pulled my book out of the slush pile. That was a great moment. She took the [...]
Avast: there’s an online magazine dedicated to the publetariat – people who publish. For far too long, indie authors and small imprints have fought an uphill battle against an industry and a community of writers determined to marginalize us and our efforts. Now, as indie authorship stands poised to become the ‘next big thing’ in [...]
Michael Leddy, over at Orange Crate Art, has some great tips for students on how to approach a professor. Being US-based, there will be differences for UK students. Don’t call someone a professor unless they really are a professor – otherwise they’ll think you’re taking the piss. Some of my best college memories are of [...]