Getting a first book published is a monumental undertaking for most authors, particularly if their tome is not a new-age self-help book or a shrill political diatribe. So for those writers who manage to get a publisher interested in their work and make it to press, the anticipation of publication is a heavy time, and every wannabe's road to success is unique The Lucky Few
Setting aside—trust me, only briefly—the flap over Lawrence Summers' recent remarks, it's hard to think of Harvard as a university in crisis A new book on Lawrence Summers and the crisis of meritocracy
Art of Living & Literature Across Frontiers: The Word on Word-of-Mouth
Children are being deprived of the opportunity to enjoy books because schools are obsessed with their position in league tables
Reading has always been seen as a source of considerable pleasure for many. This is important, but perhaps has been forgotten by some schools in their pursuit of higher tests results that will improve their position in the league tables. You will find no pleasure in books if you cannot read, but it is equally possible to be able to read and derive little pleasure
• Schools: Reading For Tests? Or For Pleasure? Schools 'fail to teach the joy of reading' [Memories of prison haunt this legendary artist's work Nightmares and visions ; Word of mouth 'winner for books' ]
• · Publishers can spend a fortune promoting their hottest literary discoveries. Bookshops can deploy all their marketing ingenuity to produce imaginative displays. But when the book-buying public comes to choose a new read, it is word of mouth that counts A friendly word is best way of turning a book into a best-seller ; A UK survey conducted in conjunction with World Book Day reaffirms that word-of-mouth is the strongest force in book sales alongside recognizing and wanting to read another book by a favorite author Rumour has it: fins spread word on Cold River ; In an age where readers are looking for feel-good novels, Scotland excels at feel-bad books Dark and dour Scottish writing 'needs sexing up'
• · · Former CIA Director George Tenet's multi-million dollar book deal struck with Crown shortly after he left his post at the agency last year was fueled by his stated intentions of candor and relative speed in bringing that candor to market (with hopes for a late-2005 release). But Tenet has issued a statement saying his is postponing his plans: "An undertaking of such historical consequence simply requires more time to both do the extensive research and to gain the necessary perspective." No new date for the manuscript or publication was offered Tenet Spooked By Fast Deadline; It came long ago to the worlds of music ("American Idol"), moviemaking ("Project Greenlight") and fashion design ("Project Runway") Reality-Based Art, Or Art-Based Reality?
• · · · The Conservative party today proposed a crackdown on convicts cashing in with books about their prison experiences. Sarah Crown takes a look at the works of 10 writers who drew inspiration from their jail time The House of the Dead by Fyodor Dostoevsky ; We live in an era of unprecedented bullshit production, Defining Bullshit
• · · · · For Jews, vital line divides self-criticism and self-hate ; Literary rediscoveries form a routine part of cultural life. They have a certain protocol. A given author has been "unfairly neglected." The reissue of a book is "long overdue." The rescue from oblivion is, in effect, the righting of a wrong. The case of Emma Dunham Kelley-Hawkins--then black, now white Intellectual Affairs
• · · · · · An extortionist in Australia used the Vigenere Code – made famous recently by the best-selling novel The Da Vinci Code – to blackmail a construction company. Extortionist Uses Da Vinci Code To Blackmail Company ; If you dive in today without knowing why, you might not surface for a long, long time. The Public Library's digital gallery is lovely, dark and deep. Quite eccentric, too New York Library Online ; In the days leading up to the movie industry's most glamorous night, the Oscars, the word heard frequently around Hollywood this year is not glitz, or hype, or excitement. It is fatigue. Strange, perhaps, and unexpected. The fatigue is palpable ... Is Hollywood Tired Of Itself