Appearances… Censorship Talk at the Forum for Provocative Issues 8 Apr 20135 May 2023 Book burning in Nazi Germany. Click on image for description at "The History Place." The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution seems very straightforward when it says "Congress shall make…
Books BookLamp and the Book Genome Project 5 Apr 20131 Feb 2023 I was perusing BookRiot yesterday and came across a post entitled "12 Alternatives to Goodreads." This is a hot topic since the announcement that Amazon is acquiring Goodreads, and I…
Books Amazon buying Goodreads? Can’t we have anything nice? 29 Mar 20131 Feb 2023 The word is out. The biggest monopoly in the history of the book business is buying the biggest independent book review website. Most of what I'm reading about Amazon's pending…
Books A few myths about banned books 11 Feb 20135 May 2023 This image was borrowed from Melville House, where it illustrates an article referenced later in this blog post. I just listened to an episode of the "Stuff You Should Know"…
Books Book Review: “Quantum Physics and the Art of Departure” by Craig Lancaster 1 Dec 20111 Feb 2023 You know those books of short stories where every one of them has a character that overcomes a major crisis, and the story ends with puppies and rainbows? This isn't…
Books Book Review/Feedback Loop: “Toxic Feedback” by Joni B. Cole 8 Aug 20111 Feb 2023 Where do you start a review of a book about feedback for people who write books? My initial temptation was to start by pointing out page 67, where the author…
Books Book Review: “Hawks Rest” by Gary Ferguson 19 Jul 20111 Feb 2023 Why am I writing a review of a book that came out over eight years ago? Because it went out of print -- which made me unhappy because it is…
Books Selling books in the modern era 18 Jul 201113 Jan 2023 When I was growing up, we did two types of shopping. Commodity items came from department stores like Sears, and specialty items came from specialty stores. To this day, if…
Books Book Review: “Hook, Line & Sinister,” edited by T. Jefferson Parker 1 Jul 20111 Feb 2023 I fish. I wouldn't call myself an expert. Some years I never drop a line in the water at all. But I enjoy fishing, and I enjoy mysteries. T. Jefferson…
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