- Trashing teachers (and others) on MySpace.
- Time Out asks a bunch of publishing types about the industry, and how books get to readers–or not: "First of all, there are no prime movers in the publishing world, but rather a nexus of agents, editors and publicists who collaborate in the attempt to push a book toward the tipping point. Second, almost every person I spoke with—a mere sliver of a massive industry, I’ll admit—contradicted someone else. The interesting thing about this latter fact was that no one seemed wrong, exactly. Instead, the contradictions emphasized that while there are identifiable forces that might drive a book to success (most notably the twin peaks of an author’s talent and a publisher’s marketing skills), the industry remains a constantly shifting game of chance."
- The Great All Right/Alright Debate of 2008: Scalzi vs. Cheney. Updated: Escalation has occurred: Hamster vs. Cthulhu Dick Cheney Threatening a Hamster!
- A crown of sonnets written just for Poetry Friday (cheers!).
- Various SF discussions referenced at Niall’s.
- Lee Siegel pity reaches critical mass.
- The 2008 Locus Poll closes on April 15th.
- Nicola on the mysteries–and sweat–of writing.
- "Gender Inequity in Whoville."
- The transformation of CBGB into a shop for expensive clothes.
- Ann Hornaday on the tenured professor in cinema: "It’s a cinematic archetype as reliable as the fish out of water and the blonde in distress: the disheveled, misanthropic college professor, in the throes of writer’s block (or some other form of publish-or-perish anxiety), living in book-lined solitude as a result of divorce, death or free-floating disgust with humanity."
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Gwenda: Did you read the comment thread on the teacher/student/Facebook article? I spent an hour today reading it. Fascinating stuff–economic inequity, outrageously self righteous students, teachers “sneaking” on to Facebook…the comments were as fascinating as a novel.
Oh, I guess I should say thanks for the link 🙂