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North Shore Distillery

November 30, 2009

I’ve been an admirer of the Kassebaums and their North Shore Distillery for a few years now–nice to see them getting a little broader exposure. Derek Kassebaum, making the magic… READ MORE

Textbooks and their discontents

Or more properly, our discontents with textbooks. Of course, we here at Agate think we have another, better answer to this problem.

E-readers and magazines

OK, so the magazine industry is scrambling to climb onto the e-reader bandwagon. Not that there’s anything wrong with that–if you can figure out another way to deliver your product… READ MORE

Earning out

November 27, 2009

Nice if a little bitter (and thus perhaps a little misleading) explanation of this essential publishing concept. As always, don’t fear the math.

Kelly Rudnicki on WGN

November 24, 2009

Ladies and gentlemen, the fabulous Food Allergy Mama, breaking it down for you live yesterday afternoon.  

Leonard Pitts, Jr. Miami round-up

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

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

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