A Whole Lot of Reading Going On

In 1999 San Francisco authors/journalists Jane Ganahl and Jack Boulware mused over drinks about getting together a bunch of authors for a big reading. They tapped Phil Bronstein, the editor of the San Francisco Examiner, to foot the $300 bill for 25 authors to read in Golden Gate Park for what they called Litstock. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2011-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]

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How Mobile Webcomics Are Working to Save Reading

The webcomics category is exploding in growth—and it’s only going to get bigger. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Poetry and Social Class: Robert Pinsky on His Many Readings of Robert Lowell

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Choose Your Next Read: Pairing Popular Books with Manga

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12 Must-Read October Children’s Book Releases

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These new October graphic novel and manga titles are just the thing to read as you munch on some should-have-been-for-Halloween candy. Continue reading at Book Riot

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Beyond Metafiction: A Reading List of Labyrinthine Realities

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10 books to add to your reading list in October

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Intimacy and Manipulation: A Reading List of Fictional Diaries

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