Every Monday, we’ll post a round up of links of industry news, book reviews and more. For more information about the categories, click here.
Let’s Talk About Me – If you’re visiting this blog you probably know all about how Twitter can connect readers, but Publishing Perspectives has an article that is a good round up of all the different Twitter book memes, including #fridayreads.
Friends of Bethanne – I Went to TOC, and All You Got Was this Round-Up at Booksquare – Kassia Krozser has a post all about what happened at the Tools of Change for Publishing Conference. It’s thoughtful, detailed and well worth a read.
Save Publishing – Towards a New Model of Ebook Circ in Libraries at EarlyWord – HarperCollins surprised everyone when they announced their new policy regarding libraries and eBooks – 26 lends and then the library will be forced to repurchase the license. Of course, is that policy better than the others at places like Macmillan who isn’t even offering eBook lending? Earlyword’s article gives information and advice on interacting with publishers about this very question.
Review Revue – Townie by Andre Dubus III Review at NYT and I Think I Love You by Allison Pearson at The Washington Post – These reviews are written by two of my favorite authors: Darcey Steinke author of Easter Everywhere and Elinor Lipman, author of The Family Man.
Culture Vulture – Ken Burns on Public Broadcasting at The Washington Post – Politics aside, what would this world be without public media? Some people in Congress believe it would be okay, but please, let’s listen to the Washington Post’s opposing view. Like libraries, nothing needs funding more than public media in times of need.
Joyce Carol Oates, known for her thought-provoking fiction, has written a new memoir, released on February 15, about the sudden death of her husband of forty-six years and the aftermath. Painstakingly describing the grieving process, Oates writes about what it is like to have lost the most important part of her life.
This is the link I’m most excited about. Reading has a lot of power – to inspire, to heal, to entertain, to distract. All things that could brighten a soldier’s day. Described as a “care package for the mind” by the website, you could send a soldier on active duty a box of books. Applying to send books to soldiers through the organization is not the easiest (you have to get your application notarized), but understandably. They want to make sure you’re serious about getting literature to the troops. They make sure it’s not just limited to books though. Games, DVDs and relief supplies are all accepted as well.
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner. Do you have a cheeky Valentine’s Day card for your bookworm honey? No? Good thing paper trail has this adorable card with a “genuine library pouch” and the words “I’m checking you out” stamped on the inside. Truly adorable!
13 rue Thérèse was released yesterday in hardcover by Reagan Arthur Books. This inventive novel is about a man who makes a surprising discovery: a box of artifacts from one woman’s life during WWI. The novel is constructed, beautifully, around full-color photographs of the objects. This inventive idea isn’t something you often see in novels, but there have been a few published in the past few years that have used similar techniques to tell a story. Even though all four of these novels share a common element, they couldn’t be more different.
