Today’s links of interest:
- Robin McKinley: Author As Bitch from Hell, or, Ways to Persuade Me I Would Rather Be Cleaning Bathrooms Than Answering Book Mail
Via Miss Snark. The title says it all. - Unsolicited: Some Gentle Advice for Authors
Gawker attempts the gentle appproach. It almost works. - Crapometer announcement
Miss Snark fans (and unknowing, clueless types), it’s time to have more fun. - Content Concerns Aired at Frankfurt
As possible universal standard is discussed, conversation quickly devolves. Sigh. - Anova Goes Quirky
Portico, focusing on humor, internet books, popular culture, quirky reference, sport, and narrative non-fiction, will launch soon. As you might guess, they’re looking for quirky. - Google book searchers reading Koran, Chomsky
Also books on tropical flowers. Google’s weekly top-read list will offer an entirely new kind of view into what people are looking for in books. - That?s What We Like: Battlestar Galactica
Season premiere tonight…put down your laptop and join the party. - Terrell Owens’ real kids book
Everyone wants to be an author these days. - Google Will Subpoena Rivals to Help Fight Copyright Suits
Ah, the book scanning suits turn ugly. And they say that publishing is a gentleman’s business. - Peter Pan sequel hits bookshelves
We can all rest easy.