How will the Kindle change MY family’s reading habits?
Jacob Weisberg wrote a column in Slate this week titled “Book End: How the Kindle will change the world.” I continue to think about how my family would incorporate a Kindle. […]
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Pirates!
E-book pirates, that is. NPR’s All Things Considered reports on e-book piracy and publishers’ efforts to use digital rights management (or “DRM” if you’re hip) to protect their titles against […]
Reason reviews “Black Maverick”
The April 2009 issue of Reason magazine contains a favorable review of the new book Black Maverick: T. R. M. Howard’s Fight for Civil Rights and Economic Power. [A] captivating […]
Negative style points
This past weekend Champaign Centennial High School won the class 3A state boys basketball championship over Oswego. Centennial’s semi-final opponent helped pave the way with a “fashion don’t.” […]
University of Michigan Press going digital
Inside Higher Ed reports today that the University of Michigan Press is changing to a digital monograph model. Within two years, press officials expect well over 50 of the 60-plus monographs […]
Mr. Blackmore’s legendary basement (on college radio)
Our distinguished American music list ranges from Aaron Copland to Bill Monroe, Marian Anderson to Marian McPartland, with Elvis, Louis Prima, Hazel Dickens, and John Cage rounding out the ranks. Our […]
Museums Look to the Common Man by Victoria Grieve
As a historian, I’m not supposed to believe that history repeats itself, but sometimes it’s tempting. As anyone who reads the newspaper knows, comparisons of the current “economic crisis” and […]
Inside Higher Ed interviews William H. Tucker
This morning’s Inside Higher Ed features an interview with William H. Tucker, author of the new book The Cattell Controversy: Race, Science, and Ideology. Q: What attracted you to this […]
Pitt
How did I get the University of Pittsburgh as the winner in my NCAA bracket? I just followed the matchups, I guess. At least I picked the Illini to beat Western Kentucky […]
Mini galley parties?
Shelf Awareness reports this morning that Cambridge University Press is staging mini galley parties on Fridays in Washington Square Park in New York. Kicking off the parties tomorrow, the press will give […]
What’s your narrative compass?
On April 13, 2009, we will officially publish A Narrative Compass, edited by Betsy Hearne and Roberta Seelinger Trites. Check out the book’s new website to read the Introduction and contribute your own narrative […]
“Glam Rock” before books
Though I loves me some glam rock (David Bowie, T. Rex, Roxy Music, etc.), I was surprised that the new issue of Library Journal has a feature advising libraries on how-to-build-a-glam-rock-music-collection […]