something's gotta work: more publishing linkage
by Anne Stameshkin
– Lev Grossman looks back as well as forward when considering the future of publishing. – Motoko Rich examines the industry’s new austerity. – Julian Gough makes a modest (bailout) proposal. – Boris Kachka suggests resurrecting Robert Giroux. – Spotted via Bookslut, Patti Holt makes an argument for ditching hardcovers altogether: – And should you feel like buying a book today, a panel of reviewers at The Guardian takes a stab at naming the 1,000 novels everyone must read. Bonus: it’s not just a list; there is a paragraph-long description of each. If you feel an important book has been […]
