LBC Read This! Announced
My colleagues at The Litblog Co-Op announced the Winter 2007 Read This! selection. Be sure to check out the site for plenty of discussion about the winner, Ngugi wa Thiong’o’s Wizard of the Crow, as well as two other worthy nominees!
continue readingReading Resolutions
I’ve been meaning to tell you about this excellent post for a while… Earlier this month, I suggested a few writing resolutions that might help you jumpstart your literary year. But how about some great resolutions for improving your reading habits? Scott Esposito at Conversational Reading provides some excellent tips on how you can “take stock…
continue readingThe Business Impact of Beckham
Regular readers of this blog are well-acquainted with my soccer obsession. So I was thrilled about the news that David Beckham signed to play for the Los Angeles Galaxy in America’s Major League Soccer. When an athlete signs for $250 million, it’s the kind of event that is guaranteed to generate headlines and conversation. And ticket…
continue readingI’ll Get Around to Reading This Tomorrow
Or, maybe the next day. Sometime soon, I’ll definitely finish reading this article.
continue readingFisketjon Profiled in the Oregonian
Jeff Baker provides an extensive profile of my favorite editor, Gary Fisketjon. In the article, Baker quotes Richard Ford as saying that he doesn’t “say that Gary Fisketjon is ‘my editor’ but rather that he is the man I’m fortunate enough to edit my books with. And for the record, that is very near…
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