Friday Morning LitLinks
Jane Austen is probably rolling in her grave… as the undead rise from theirs to invade her classic work.
Vietnamese writers turn to concerns of love, sex and a changing urban landscape as they move away from politics and war.
Reflections on John Updike’s days as a newspaper copy boy.
With only a month or so before the announcement of Britain’s next Poet Laureate, frontrunner Wendy Cope resurrects calls to abolish the post.
Amazon had a big year, in part thanks to strong demand for the Kindle.
The L.A. Times profiles Mike the Poet.
Literary alter egos…
AuthorScoop
January 31st, 2009 at 4:12 pm
And so, what do we think of the gadget ‘Kindle’? Good news, bad news, no news at all? I mostly want to say good news, but every now and again am accused of being a Pollyanna.
January 31st, 2009 at 4:41 pm
there can be little doubt that humanity will one day move from dead trees as delivery mechanism. so, in the long view, the kindle is an early generation indication of things to come. but to me, it’s going to come down to a price that will make it available to the masses, and a library of enough works so that it becomes *the* way to read.
if they were smart, they’d give every school kid one, strike a deal with textbook makers and publishers of the classics. i truly believe that if an entire generation were poised to make the switch, publishers would get in line.
January 31st, 2009 at 5:32 pm
Oh, that’s a good point and an interesting idea. I knew I kept you around for something.