Today’s links of interest:
- Words into hype?By Chris Offutt
Clip ‘n Save Guide to Literary Terms, to wit: "Plot — A device, the lack of which denotes seriousness on the part of writers." - First-Time Novelist Wins Booker
Aravind Adiga wins for "The White Tiger". - Have books become the new target for internet piracy?
Basic, clueless, and without context. Noted especially for the final line, which shows how absolutely the author misses the point. - McCain’s YouTube Takedown Inspires Fair Use Fervor
Finally, the candidates are talking about the copyright question. - National Book Foundation, Presenter of National Book Awards
Nominees announced today. Click the link above to see the full list and a video featuring Scott Turow. - Things That Make Us (Sic): The Society for the Promotion of Good Grammar Takes on Madison Avenue, Hollywood, The White House, and The World
We may be in love: "Remember that ?irregardless? is an irregular word, just as underwear is an irregular hat." - A Mite Too Radical?
A look at a "radical" suggestion that people support independent booksellers, and an honest assessment of how boycotting Amazon isn’t the answer. - Longtime Times Book Review Senior Editor Dwight Garner to Join Kakutani and Maslin in Daily Paper
Interesting and strange. - Opening press conference 2008
Texts of speeches from the opening days of the Frankfurt Book Fair. Compare and contrast Paulo Coehlo with Gottfried Honnefelder, wonder who is living in the modern world.