Comments on: Should Book Authors Blog? http://blog.oup.com/2008/02/book_blogs/ Introducing brilliant authors to the blogosphere. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:43:07 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: The Reader Online » Links We Liked for 9 February 2008 http://blog.oup.com/2008/02/book_blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-132997 The Reader Online » Links We Liked for 9 February 2008 Sat, 09 Feb 2008 20:42:05 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/2008/02/book_blogs/#comment-132997 [...] Literary blogs seem to be taking over from the regular book review pages. In terms of the sheer number of books reviewed and the international audience available, print publications can’t compete. A recent piece at Vulpes Libris gives an excellent overview of how the amateurs and the professionals co-exist and asks ‘Book Bloggers: The Saviour of Small Publishers? The End of Decent Criticism? Or Unpaid Cheerleaders?’ (via Dovegreyreader). Another post at the OUP Blog looks at a different aspect of this: Should Book Authors Blog? [...] [...] Literary blogs seem to be taking over from the regular book review pages. In terms of the sheer number of books reviewed and the international audience available, print publications can’t compete. A recent piece at Vulpes Libris gives an excellent overview of how the amateurs and the professionals co-exist and asks ‘Book Bloggers: The Saviour of Small Publishers? The End of Decent Criticism? Or Unpaid Cheerleaders?’ (via Dovegreyreader). Another post at the OUP Blog looks at a different aspect of this: Should Book Authors Blog? [...]

]]> By: UriShare - Should book authors blog? http://blog.oup.com/2008/02/book_blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-131940 UriShare - Should book authors blog? Thu, 07 Feb 2008 20:27:31 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/2008/02/book_blogs/#comment-131940 [...] Should book authors blog? Short answer... YES! Submitted: 4 minutes ago Category: Entertainment Submitter: RssFeed Website: blog.oup.com Report this link: Click here to report Comments: 0 [...] [...] Should book authors blog? Short answer… YES! Submitted: 4 minutes ago Category: Entertainment Submitter: RssFeed Website: blog.oup.com Report this link: Click here to report Comments: 0 [...]

]]> By: hermit greg http://blog.oup.com/2008/02/book_blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-131911 hermit greg Thu, 07 Feb 2008 19:24:53 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/2008/02/book_blogs/#comment-131911 <em>There is a sense of finality about literature, and there should be. I have no interest in reading “Moby-Dick: The Adventure Continues” and I certainly don’t want to see “new chapters” of an old novel added by authors or hired hacks.</em> Tell it to J.K. Rowling. There is a sense of finality about literature, and there should be. I have no interest in reading “Moby-Dick: The Adventure Continues” and I certainly don’t want to see “new chapters” of an old novel added by authors or hired hacks.

Tell it to J.K. Rowling.

]]> By: dovegreyreader http://blog.oup.com/2008/02/book_blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-131721 dovegreyreader Thu, 07 Feb 2008 13:39:14 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/2008/02/book_blogs/#comment-131721 "Bloggers cannot coast or rest on their laurels; their readers will abandon them or, worse, ask why they are failing them." This says it all for me and for those of us who take what we do seriously, whilst equally not taking ourselves too seriously, I almost feel we might just be heading into the territory of acceptance, or am I getting a bit above myself there!I have discovered so much fantastic reading from other blogs and just don't know where I might have discovered that otherwise.The power to enthuse rather than criticise is often seen as dumbing down but comments on posts allow for wide-ranging ongoing worldwide debates on books and yes, blogs are the perfect vehicle for that. “Bloggers cannot coast or rest on their laurels; their readers will abandon them or, worse, ask why they are failing them.”
This says it all for me and for those of us who take what we do seriously, whilst equally not taking ourselves too seriously, I almost feel we might just be heading into the territory of acceptance, or am I getting a bit above myself there!I have discovered so much fantastic reading from other blogs and just don’t know where I might have discovered that otherwise.The power to enthuse rather than criticise is often seen as dumbing down but comments on posts allow for wide-ranging ongoing worldwide debates on books and yes, blogs are the perfect vehicle for that.

]]> By: Mark Thwaite http://blog.oup.com/2008/02/book_blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-131608 Mark Thwaite Thu, 07 Feb 2008 09:53:32 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/2008/02/book_blogs/#comment-131608 David's right about non-fiction authors: blogs allow them to share more and learn more. But I'd quibble with "There is a sense of finality about literature ... I have no interest in reading 'Moby-Dick: The Adventure Continues'". I'd embody Ahab himself and hunt down the writer of this suggested volume if they ever dared to write it! But the adventure continues for the original Moby-Dick itself because new (and old) readers alike keep going back to it and keeping get more from it. With blogs, they have a forum to discuss both frontlist and backlist titles (with scant regard to publishers' schedules) with other readers -- readers at all sorts of level of ability. Blogs have injected a wonderful interactivity into my reading -- writing them has taught me to read more carefully; reading them has taught me I have much more to learn. David’s right about non-fiction authors: blogs allow them to share more and learn more. But I’d quibble with “There is a sense of finality about literature … I have no interest in reading ‘Moby-Dick: The Adventure Continues’”. I’d embody Ahab himself and hunt down the writer of this suggested volume if they ever dared to write it! But the adventure continues for the original Moby-Dick itself because new (and old) readers alike keep going back to it and keeping get more from it. With blogs, they have a forum to discuss both frontlist and backlist titles (with scant regard to publishers’ schedules) with other readers — readers at all sorts of level of ability. Blogs have injected a wonderful interactivity into my reading — writing them has taught me to read more carefully; reading them has taught me I have much more to learn.

]]> By: Jessica Bennett http://blog.oup.com/2008/02/book_blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-131378 Jessica Bennett Wed, 06 Feb 2008 21:15:33 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/2008/02/book_blogs/#comment-131378 I will save this post and forward it to any author on our list who doesn't understand why I'd love to have them on our blog! Jessica Bennett Blog Editor Beacon Broadside, the blog of Beacon Press I will save this post and forward it to any author on our list who doesn’t understand why I’d love to have them on our blog!

Jessica Bennett
Blog Editor
Beacon Broadside, the blog of Beacon Press

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