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“Reading is going toward something that is about to be, and no one yet knows what it will be“. ~ Italo Calvino
One of the more interesting theories that digital publishing throws up is whether or not the future author will require an agent or a publishing house at all, or will [...]
“There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written or badly written.” ~ Oscar Wilde
Apologies for the lack of posts this last week, I’ve been trying to catch up on my reading. Some of which related to the details around a price war that [...]
As an aside to my post below, Philip Roth predicts novel will be minority cult within 25 years. I disagree. Reading on screen is not comparable to reading in print. Or maybe that’s just my eyes.
I came across two separate pieces of information today that, together, made me react with a hint of panic. The first was an article in The Guardian, which describes how a number of writers have experimented with posting fiction and poetry on Twitter. One of these was the
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