The Ten Best Poetry Books [Independent]
‘The Elements of Style’ Turns 50: William Strunk Jr. wrote and self-published the famous “Little Book” as a professor of English. White, his student at Cornell in 1919 and later an author and essayist, first revised the text four decades later after returning it to prominence with an essay in The New Yorker. [NYT]
In Religion Publishing, Sex Is Hot: This new readership wants a fresh look at healthy sexuality,” Leep explains. “In Kiss Me, David wonders where we got the idea that between two and 10 years after getting married the passion and sizzle goes away. He explains how you can have a passionate marriage your entire life, not just the honeymoon phase, and bases everything on The Song of Songs, which has some pretty steamy stuff.” [Publishers Weekly]
When Pixels Find New Life on Real Paper: In fact, the xkcd story previews the much more likely future of books in which they are prized as artifacts, not as mechanisms for delivering written material to readers. This is print book as vinyl record — admired for its look and feel, its cover art, and relative permanence — but not so much for convenience. [NYT]
Public Provides Giggles; Bloggers Get the Book Deal: Agents and publishing houses can’t get seem to get enough of these quickie humor books, which sell for $10 to $15 in gift shops and hip clothing stores like Urban Outfitters as well as traditional bookstores. [NYT]
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