Today’s links of interest:
- Reading A Novel Can Help Obese Children To Lose Weight
If only it worked for grown-ups, too. - Top novelist feels pressure to ‘dumb down’
If this is true, it’s disturbing. Why do smart women writers have to be pigeon-holed? Can’t the readers decide for themselves? - Google’s Schmidt Says Internet ‘Cesspool’ Needs Brands
Agreed. - Digital-book operations move to S.D.
A peek at the San Diego operations for the Sony eReader. - LA Observed: Note to sources at the Los Angeles Times
LAT times who talk to LA Observed (a highly respected local publication) are committing, ahem, treason. Yes, it is as scary as it sounds. - David Willey: ‘I Don’t Think Print Is Dead or Even Dying’
Well, there you have it (but while buying into the premise, prepare for changes anyway, ‘kay?). - Laura Bush sees women neglected in literacy push
And here we can find common ground. - Goodbyes: The Downsized Employee
An account of how it feels to be back on the streets after flying high at the Gawker empire. - LA Observed: Incredibly, deep new cutbacks at L.A. Times
Before long, the headline will read "LA Times Tests Running Newspaper Without Reporters, Columnists, or Anyone To Answer Phones" - Seasons change, but their love for books holds steady
Ah, what a great story. - Between Here and the Bestsellers List
Algonquin decides handselling works for publishers, too. Deborah Copaken Kogan?s "Between Here and There" gets loving treatment to introduce the dark subject matter to a wider audience.