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Are You Afraid of ‘Monsters in America’?

Whether you’re over the whole zombie thing or getting ready to read the next big literary zombie novel,  it’s difficult ...

The 7 Things Readers Want from Publishing

Anyone who is interested in the state and fate of publishing has by now heard all the theories. Print is ...

Spoilers: A User’s Manual

One of the hindrances of social reading is the fact that not all readers have read the same books. If ...

The Don Draper Award for Book Publicity

I know I’m not the only person who now looks at every piece of advertising through Mad Men goggles. I ...

Is it Time to Get a Divorce?

I’ve owned a Kindle but gave it away when the Nook came out and allowed sharing (or “Lending”) books. So, ...

What is Social Reading?

The act of reading should be simple, right? A person, a book. That’s it. So what’s all this about “social ...

NFOs: the tragedy that reads among us

There is an affliction that many suffer from. It hides in plain sight. Someone on your bus every morning has ...

The History of Words—in 100 Words

We all love to make lists—from what we need “to do” to what we think of the world around us, ...

How the Booker got snookered

The literary world does bitchy really well. For proof, look no further than this year’s Man Booker Prize, featuring an ...

Dear Publishers: Please don’t pull a “Netflix”

That’s right, I’m changing the verb “Netflix” from a good thing — “Hey, I’m in the mood to watch Mad ...