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Nov/Dec 2009
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Electric Lit Experiments with “Microserialization,” New Nook Delays, and More
by Adrian Versteegh
Online Only, posted 11.23.09
Experts continue to warn about the implications of the new Google deal for “copyright orphans”; a museum of storytelling is planned in Oxford; Albert Camus’s son is fighting the “Panthéonization” of his father; the troubled Sun-Times Media Group has a new head; Apple is keeping mum on whether it has e-reader ambitions; and other news.
Hearing Set for Google Settlement, Nabokov Covers Redesigned, and More
by Adrian Versteegh
Online Only, posted 11.20.09
Critics have charged that the new Google deal still lacks pricing and privacy protections; a slew of award-winning authors are in the running for this year’s Bad Sex in Fiction award; an online authors’ directory now has a Scribd tie-in; the ALA is at work on its annual Library Design Showcase; and other news.
NYPL Prez to Retire, Istanbul Book Fair Wraps Up, and More
by Adrian Versteegh
Online Only, posted 11.19.09
A literary collective has revamped its online magazine; preorders for Sony’s new wireless e-reader are already causing delays; agent Irene Goodman is raising money for charity by auctioning off her critical services; a new Web site examines how libraries can stay relevant in the digital age; and other news.
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The Art of Reading Andre Dubus: We Don’t Have to Live Great Lives
by Joshua Bodwell
The Literary Life
July/August 2008
Despite two award-winning film adaptations based on his stories and numerous literary honors, the late Andre Dubus is relatively unknown to general readers. Contributor Joshua Bodwell explores the fiction behind this “writer’s writer” whose characters are as deep and complex as the man who created them.
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Agents & Editors: A Q&A With Agent Lynn Nesbit
by Jofie Ferrari-Adler
Special Section
January/February 2008
With more than forty years of experience in the business, agent Lynn Nesbit discusses how she signed some of her biggest clients, how a writer can get an agent’s attention, and what’s wrong with the publishing industry.
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Agents & Editors: A Q&A With Agent Molly Friedrich
by Jofie Ferrari-Adler
Feature
September/October 2008
Known as a heavy-hitting agent willing to go to bat for her clients, Molly Friedrich discusses how an author should choose an agent, what she looks for in a manuscript, and what separates great agents from merely good ones.
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McSweeney’s to Champion Print by Adopting Newspaper Format
by Staff
Daily News
McSweeney’s founder Dave Eggers says his quarterly’s next issue intends to prove the viability of print by adopting a newspaper format. Eggers made the announcement at an Authors Guild gathering in New York City last month, where he was being feted for his charity work with the nonprofit 826 National.
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You Are Not Alone: Postcard From New York City
by Suzanne Pettypiece
Postcard
On a warm, breezy Saturday evening, hundreds of people who had spent the past three days at the annual BookExpo America took a break from the hubbub to attend You Are Not Alone, a celebration featuring comedy, music, and, of course, some top-notch literature.
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These United States
by Joe Woodward
News and Trends
November/December 2008
As the presidential election approaches, our national hand-wringing has ramped up and everyone is once again focused on the perennial question: What makes America America? Two recent literary anthologies show just how far this popular introspection reaches into our creative communities of writers and artists.
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