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Leon Neyfakh’s article Mr. Silvers, Will You Peek at My Books? strikes home for those of us in the publicity department at OUP. Each visit to Mr. Silvers requires preparation and much mental fortitude. If you aren’t completely prepared you may find yourself embarrassed, for example: “I remember one time, ” said Christian Purdy of […]
Mickey Edwards refutes the claim that John McCain is not a real conservative.
Happy Friday to all. Next week I will be at the Tools of Change Conference but have no fear, there will still be new posts on the blog. If you are at the conference please come introduce yourself to me! I’ll be the one with the laptop. David Lehman’s playlist. A co-worker sent me this […]
A podcast with Ethan Rarick.
Ben Zimmer revisits last week’s column.
Patricia Aufderheide answers a few questions about her Very Short Introduction to Documentary Film
Perlmutter looks at authors who blog.
Anatoly looks at the connection between the words “robber” and “robe.”
Ben’s Place of the week is Kalingrad.
Philip Davis looks at chances lost…
Richard L. Revesz responds to an article in the N.Y. Times Magazine.
Evan Schnittman, OUP’s VP of Business Development and Rights, wonders if he truly does believe in ebooks.
Darren Shannon bids farewell to OUP.
Domke and Coe look at the ways Obama has used religion in his campaign.
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Mickey Edwards weighs in on the primaries.