Today’s links of interest:
- “Here They Come” Discussion Begins
CAAF starts the discussion of Yannick Murphy’s super-cool “Here They Come”. We’ll be weighing in after we finish a zillion things. - ?Smut? and Reading: Debating Urban Fiction
Cool. This is what we like to hear about (meaning we’re bummed that we missed this panel). - Discontent Bubbles Over at ABA Meetings
Big questions regarding the value of various ABA programs, including BookSense. - Wrestling Over Open Markets
You’ve gotta admit that the whole idea of publishing "turf wars" is kind of adorable. - Sizzling Reading, Even In The Fog/ A preview of the summer’s most intriguing books
Hey, it’s raining in SoCal — time to think summer books! - Cooper Hoping For Oprah Pop
Apparently Anderson Cooper needs Oprah’s help. That’s what she does, people, that’s what she does. In other news, the NYP is incapable of remembering our user name and password and re-registering is a bitch, so we’re keeping our fingers crossed that we’ve - Debating the new "Best American Fiction" list
A look at the prejudice against "small" novels and why the so-called best books aren’t necessarily the best. - That?s What I Like: O?Reilly Media?s Safari Bookshelf
Kirk discusses one of the greatest publishers (if you’re of a certain persuasion) and a cool, modern publishing model. - Paperback Reader: Scavenger Hunt – Kassia Style
Easy, easy, easy. You can do this one in your sleep. Trust us.
2 responses so far ↓
SusanGable // May 23, 2006 at 9:56 am
Re: Smut and reading – the thing that struck me most in that article was the comment that the panel was discussing what the folks SHOULD be reading instead of that “crap” (my word, their intimation) that they are reading.
I just love when certain groups want to decide what folks SHOULD be reading. (Heavy sarcasm, in case you missed it. (g))
Booksquare // May 23, 2006 at 11:53 am
This particular theme has been bubbling along the surface of urban fiction for quite some time. I think I wrote about it a while back (okay, I know I wrote about it, but couldn’t find it if my life depended on it). While I agree that some of the covers make romance novel covers seem positively Puritan, I completely scoff at the “should” read notion.