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Okay, on one hand, the pope is rich. Sure all that money belongs to the church, but let’s be honest, the pope can tap the treasure trove whenever he wants. Then again, it is the firm policy of BS to support authors in their quest for full compensation for their work. Yeah, the pope wants his royalty money and he wants it now. The demand by the Vatican to respect copyright on the pontiff’s writings and pay for their use has triggered hot debate: Should an institution which exists to spread the word of God be putting a price on […]

We know you’ve spent the last few weeks busily reading Garner (though, in all honesty, it probably only took you one long evening). Now it’s time to go to the LBC and join the discussions. We know, we know, you’ve listened to the podcast already. You’ve read the posts. And today, Kirstin Allio is talking about her book. Don’t be shy… Lit-Blog Co-op

Regular readers know that we have a little bit of a blogging crush on the New York Times’ Ed Wyatt, the king of the publishing beat — we always make fun of the ones we love. So it’s with giddy fingers that we share the latest Wyatt news: he’s moving to Los Angeles! Yes, yes, we know. It’s hard to contain this kind of excitement. The announcement, via the always-worthy-of-reading L.A. Observed: But all is not woe for the culture department: Ed Wyatt, intrepid reporter on the publishing beat, is also moving to the California Republic, as a television beat

While we’re not entirely sure that we get fan-fic, much less slash fiction, we’re a live-and-let-live kind of blog. You have an active fantasy life? We support it. You have a thing for going where no character has ever gone before? We’re cool. But, man, we hate confusion. It is perfectly fine for fiction writers to Make Stuff Up. It’s really important for journalists to Get Stuff Right. If you’re gonna write about a new phenomenon that’s, like, really old, get your facts straight. To wit: Go to the REM link, for example, and you’ll find a short story devoted

Even for regular practitioners, the English language is the stuff of nightmares. You’re talking along and then, boom!, do you use the subjunctive case? Is there another case that might be better? It’s a wonder any conversation, much less written material, is accomplished. Don’t get us wrong: we believe the convoluted nature of our language is what sets us apart from, oh, the French and their crazy insistence on assigning gender to everything. But whom? If there’s a concession the language can make (and, note, we are only asking for one), let it be the loss of “whom”. Purists might

There is something comforting about writing a novel in secret. Nobody knows how often you trash the entire thing and start over. Nobody sees all your blips and bleeps and complete screw-ups. It’s a very nice feeling, this freedom. A while back, we brought Greg Sandow to your attention — he’s the guy who’s writing his book in public (well, on the internet; presumably that still public). While Greg’s subject, the future of classical music, is not the stuff of fiction, his process will be familiar to all. Including the part where he’s starting over: (This is the first episode