Today’s links of interest:
- Strikers Gain Fan Support
Televsion-related blogs go dark today as a sign of solidarity with WGA members. Also, fans of shows are joining the picket lines. - Cover story: hardbacks have their uses
Oh yes, so many uses. Fun new example: staircase for cats. - Writing the Book on Self-Help: A Publisher’s Cautionary Tale
Read, learn, discuss. - District Judge Puts Halt to Lexicon
And the world continues to turn. - Screenwriters Seek Bigger Slice of Half-Eaten Pie
The NYT notes that one of the major hurdles in paying writers more in residuals? Hefty participations squeeze available cash. - Richard and Judy: The End and The Beginning
Richard and Judy, who have what is arguably the most successful televised book club in the world (they’re UK based, so don’t panic!), are going off the air next year. But they promise to continue their successful club. UK authors are relieved. - UK a nation of rereaders
See, Mom, it’s not just me!
