Rumor has it that I’m going to be on News Hour with Jim Lehrer tonight. I’ll be talking about the demise of the Los Angeles Times Book Review. Eight minutes isn’t near long enough to cover a topic this broad; it’s barely enough to get started with the conversation. Yesterday was the last day for […]
Articles from July 2008
Once More With Feeling: The LATBR Publishes Its Last
July 28th, 2008 · 36 Comments
File Under: Reviewing Reviewing
Lost in Blogland
July 17th, 2008 · 10 Comments
[BS: Today, we bring back debut author Jennifer Epstein, whose lovely novel The Painter from Shanghai has garnered some great reviews and accolades. Despite glowing words from the NYT, Jennifer has learned that to market a book, one has to market herself. Follow her up and down the blogosphere…and special thanks to Jennifer for her […]
File Under: Wrapped Up In Books
Sittin’ Here, Watching The Market Go By
July 14th, 2008 · 21 Comments
Associated Press headline: “Apple sells 1 million iPhones in first 3 days”. Add to that the six million phones already in the hands of customers (all of whom, I should note, chose to update their software…right when I was updating mine). Doing some quick, nearly caffeine-free math, that’s 7 million web-enabled, application-ready phones in the […]
File Under: The Future of Publishing
Social Media Thunder: The Gary Vaynerchuk Interview
July 10th, 2008 · 3 Comments
So, okay, it’s street date for your book and you’re 35,000 miles above ground and out of touch with your audience. What to do? Send a quick “hey, it’s available on Amazon” post to Twitter and turn off your cell phone for the duration of the flight. That’s what Gary Vaynerchuk did. There’s a reason […]
File Under: Podcasts · Square Pegs
Pretty Girls Can’t Write Serious Non-Fiction
July 7th, 2008 · 4 Comments
BS is moving into its shiny new headquarters today (as long as the Internet gods shine upon us!), so all thoughts are focused on frantic last-minute packing. Only the cat has completed her move-related tasks, though, in all honesty, she didn’t bring as many clothes. Frantic minds need distractions, and we have a fun one […]
File Under: Square Pegs