Im Riddim and the Reading of Poetry Silently
I've never studied verse formally. I've read a few books and a lot of essays, but never in any sort of systematic way. For a long time I've struggled with the various ideas about rhythm in English...
View ArticleSteve Jobs: People don't read anymore
In an article in the New York Times yesterday, Steve Jobs sums up the problems with the Amazon Kindle thusly: Today he had a wide range of observations on the industry, including the Amazon Kindle book...
View ArticleStanza Comes to Windows
Stanza, the ebook reader for the iPhone/iPod Touch that I blogged about previously, finally has a program that allows you to transfer books from a Windows machine to your device. (Previously, only a...
View ArticleReview: The Sony Reader
For Hanukkah, my father called me up and asked if I wanted a Kindle. As I've discussed here before, I think the Kindle is too expensive, too locked into its own proprietary, DRM'd ebook format and too...
View ArticleThe Best of My 125 Book Year
Some years ago a "52-books-in-a-year" meme sprouted up, in which people "challenged" themselves to read a book a week for a year. I thought at the time, as I do now, that this is an absurdly small...
View ArticleReaderCon Wold Newton Reading Video
At ReaderCon one weekend ago, I hosted my second Wold Newton ReaderCon special, with readings by a number of fine writers, namely:Jeff VanderMeerVeronica SchanoesJaym GatesDaniel Jose OlderJo Walton...
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