It not me but F.S. Michaels, author of the book Monoculture which I have mentioned around here before. Here are the details. FIRST-TIME CANADIAN AUTHOR WINS AMERICA’S GEORGE ORWELL AWARD NCTE George Orwell Award for Distinguished Contribution to Honesty and Clarity in Public Language Canadian author F.S. Michaels has won America’s prestigious 2011 George Orwell [...]
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30 of the harshest things one author has said to another
Of course the harshest remarks are probably left anonymously on Amazon.com Ernest Hemingway on William Faulkner: “Poor Faulkner. Does he really think big emotions come from big words?” Mark Twain on Jane Austen: “I haven’t any right to criticize books, and I don’t do it except when I hate them. I often want to criticize [...]
The "Homicide Lexicon" and its rules
I am reading Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets by David Simon and really enjoying it. Throughout the book, Simon frequently refers to a set of 10 informal rules that apply in the majority of homicide cases, as detectives soon learn. They are as follows: Everyone lies. Murderers lie because they have to; witnesses [...]
The Tipping Point?
Seth Godin is done with publishing. Traditional book publishers use techniques perfected a hundred years ago to help authors reach unknown readers, using a stable technology (books) and an antique and expensive distribution system. The thing is–now I know who my readers are. Adding layers or faux scarcity doesn’t help me or you. As the [...]
You had me at Wifi
This looks like the Kindle that will finally make me purchase a e-book reader. There are a few new features as well, the most important of which is a new WebKit-based browser. WebKit is the open-source base for all of our favorite mobile web browsers, including those used by the iPhone, iPad, Palm Pre, and [...]
Jesus Manifesto
Thomas Nelson is releasing a new book called Jesus Manifesto: Restoring the Supremacy and Sovereignty of Jesus Christ by Leonard Sweet and Frank Viola. This book will be on special discount from Amazon.com on June 1st, the date of the release. I got to know Frank Viola a little bit at Soularize in the Bahamas [...]
E vs. ink
My friend Karen posted some thoughts on Twitter about ebooks and readers. Been thinking about how e-books/Ipad exclude poorer readers. Continued…. Folks with literacy/soc. justice concerns should keep zines/broadsheet etc. in mind. If medium is message, cost of readers excludes many. It would easy to dismiss Karen’s thoughts because of her history with paper but [...]
