Hirabayashi v. United States
A look at Hiraybayashi v. United States.
Making Money Marketing
Evan Schnittman tells us a tale of past marketing success that may help publishing move forward.
Bruges, Belgium
Ben’s Place of the Week is Bruges, Belgium.
So Long Huckabee
Authors Domke and Coe say goodbye to Huckabee.
Mother Leakey and the Bishop
A ghostly excerpt from Mother Leakey and the Bishop
Oslo, Norway
Ben’s Place of the Week is Oslo.
Misfortunes rarely come singly: An excerpt from Scott’s Journals
An excerpt from Scott’s Journals to mark International Polar Year
Early Ideas on No-thing:
An Excerpt From The Void
A look into the Void.
A Literary Quiz
John Mullan, author of How Novels Work, poses some literary brainteasers.
Who You Calling Cutthroat?
The Legal System, Legal Responsibility, and Sweeney Todd
A legal look at Sweeney Todd.
Is Huckabee’s Faith Compatible With Democracy?
Authors Domke and Coe look at Presidential Candidate Mike Huckabee.
Are Bloggers The People (And Does That Matter)?
David Perlmutter looks at who bloggers are and what their influence is on their fellow Americans.
Notes From Tools Of Change
Notes from Tools of Change ’08.
Do I Believe in Ebooks?:
Part Two
Evan’s post last week, Do I Believe in Ebooks?: Part One, stimulated some interesting conversation in the blogosphere and I hope that Part Two, his bold recommendation, will encourage all of us to reconsider the potential of ebooks. I will be at the Tools of Change conference today and I hope some of my fellow […]
On Purdy, NYROB and Preparation
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 […]
Very Short Introductions: Documentary Film
Patricia Aufderheide answers a few questions about her Very Short Introduction to Documentary Film