to check out this weekend’s BookTV schedule.
The most interesting segment I see would have to be Kantor’s Guide on Politically Incorrect English and American Literature. She seems to make some pretty bold statements. It’s fun to talk to your tv! Maybe even argue! DVR’s are go!
Simon & Schuster is producing a new online “get published” site. It’s called First Chapters and is being touted as a web-based “American Idol for books”. Basically, unpublished authors submit works, then everyone votes, etc., etc. After weeks of narrowing the field a panel of judges awards the winner $5,000 and a publishing contract.
Here’s the NY Times full article.
I guess any publicity for the publishing industry is good. But this just seems like a convoluted way of arriving at a book with mass appeal via the “lowest common denominator”.
I’ll check in once the field has been cut to the finalists. The whole point of relying on publishers and editors is so they cut through all the crap for me and I don’t have to waste time wading through stuff that’s not any good.
To check out the listings for BookTV this weekend.
Jed Rubenfeld’s The Interpretation of Murder.
It was a good easy read.
As always I posted some thoughts over at LibraryThing.