October 16, 2010
By Jane Ciabattari
NBCC member Curt Schleier responds to Question 4 in our series: I've seen e-books (friends have Kindles) but never read one. So I may be wrong, but as far as
October 13, 2010
By Allen Barra
NBCC member Allen Barra answers Quesiont #4 in our ongoing series: Having no experience yet with e-galleys, all I can say is that my job is difficult enough already
October 9, 2010
By Rigoberto Gonzalez
Extraordinary Renditions, Coffee House Press, 2010. Extraordinary Renditions is a novel composed of three novellas. “Composition” seems like an appropriate word to use given the thread that runs through all
October 4, 2010
By Jane Ciabattari
NBCC member David Abrams answers Question #4 in our series: When I sniff the wind blowing from the horizon, I smell plastic and wires. That long-cherished aroma of paper and
September 30, 2010
By Meredith Maran
NBCC member Meredith Maran answers Question #4 in our series: Has the tipping point come for reviewers?Are you using e-galleys? No one has sent me an e-galley, and if they
September 28, 2010
By Laurie Gold
NBCC member Laurie Gold answers Question 4 in our series: Earlier this year I wrote a short piece about my adventures in e-reading. In it I discussed my long-time use
September 27, 2010
By Reamy Jansen
Given some of my current reading on work, craftsmanship and the fashioning of identity, my attention was caught a few weeks ago by the peculiar treatment of books whose length
September 23, 2010
By Jane Ciabattari
Last night's NBCC Reads “Conjugal Lit” discussion at the Center for Fiction on E. 47th Street started a bit late (UN traffic outside) and ended with an unexpected cloudburst, keeping
September 21, 2010
By Eric Banks
Conjugal Lit with Lore Segal, Gary Giddins, Brenda Wineapple, Stephen Koch, Moderated by James Marcus Center for Fiction 17 East 47th Street, New York Wednesday, September 22 at 7:00pmRSVP What
September 21, 2010
By Alex Sharp
Alex Sharp answers Question #4: I am so attached to my Kindle that when I was reviewing The Surf Guru (Doug Dorst) this summer, I was frustrated by not being