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December, 2008

NBCC Reads, Fall 2008: Long Tail #5

by admin | Dec-09-2008

Time for another Long Tail post from the most recent NBCC Reads. This time around, we’ve got suggestions from blogger Mark Sarvas (whose first novel, Harry,...read »

New American Editor of Granta: John Freeman

by Jane Ciabattari | Dec-08-2008

Recent NBCC president John Freeman has been named American Editor of Granta, the British magazine of new writing originally founded in 1889 and revived in...read »

Roundup

by Jane Ciabattari | Dec-04-2008

PW profiles former NBCC president John Freeman, “book review crusader,” focusing in part for his NBCC work in the Campaign to Save Book Reviewing. Janice...read »

NBCC Reads, Fall 2008: Long Tail #4

by admin | Dec-03-2008

Yes, folks, it’s yet another Long Tail entry from the latest round of NBCC Reads. This time, we’ve got a twofer from Brooke Allen, a widely published critic...read »

NBCC Reads, Fall 2008: Long Tail #3

by admin | Dec-02-2008

Now that we’ve all emerged from a tryptophan-induced stupor, it’s time to resume the Long Tail entries from the latest round of NBCC Reads. This time around,...read »

November, 2008

SMALL PRESS SPOTLIGHT: BILINGUAL CHILDREN’S BOOKS

by admin | Nov-30-2008

During the holiday season, one of my favorite gift choices for my nieces and godson are books. And since all three are going to be raised bilingual speakers,...read »

Scott McLemee Ponders Information Overload

by Jane Ciabattari | Nov-27-2008

Scott McLemee, reviewing “The Overflowing Brain: Information Overload and the Limits of Working Memory” (Oxford University Press) by Torkel Klingberg, ponders...read »

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