Leonard Pitts, Jr. Miami round-up
November 24, 2009
Last weekend, Leonard Pitts, Jr.–whose column for the Miami Herald won the Pulitzer a few years back–appeared at the Miami Book Fair, meeting his public and discussing his two new… READ MORE
Author: seiboldj
Kooky marketing guys, at it again
November 17, 2009
Who knew anyone was doing stuff like this? I love the tagline: “another dramatic reading of an influential business book by Sir Wilton Norman Chamberlain III.” Very gratified that they’ve… READ MORE
What’s wrong with Gladwell
November 16, 2009
As a big Malcolm Gladwell fan, I appreciated this very thoughtful critique by Steven Pinker in the NYTBR–it’s so good it makes you wish it was longer. This is a… READ MORE
And her mother couldn’t be prouder…
November 13, 2009
Sarah Levy makes the Heeb 100. Our favorite young Jewish-American pastry chef.
Great reviews
…for The Seasons on Henry’s Farm, one of the longest-gestating books we’ve published here. Congratulations to Terra Brockman, for whom this book is a labor of love in so many… READ MORE
Edward P. Jones
Living national treasure.
Sell out, buy in
There’s not a lot I can recommend this for, except its willingness to take on–however ineptly–what I think has been the biggest cultural shift in America over the past 15… READ MORE
In praise of difficult books
November 12, 2009
I love this little project over at The Millions, one of my favorite literary sites. Fodder for countless arguments, especially in an era when “difficult” is ever more frequently interpreted… READ MORE
Our economy’s lost decade
Perhaps, in their deliberations over how best to oversee and regulate our economy in the wake of last year’s meltdown, legislators will consider this: despite all the noise made in… READ MORE
What editors do
Looks like the publisher of the Toronto Star needed to learn the hard way.