Perhaps in publishing… Well, perhaps in digital publishing anyhow. Emily Parkhurst, a staff writer for the Puget Sound Business Journal, believes Seattle is moving in on the Big Apple to…Continue readingSeattle, the next New York?
The art of seeing has to be learned, Alexandra Horowitz tells us in her book, ‘On Looking: Eleven Walks with Expert Eyes.’ The book is a record of her walks…Continue readingThe Art of really seeing
Reading between the lines 12 Cats Serious About Reading —– Literally killing the language Google now defines the word ‘literally’ as meaning the opposite of its true definition. If you…Continue readingCats Who Are Serious About Reading
Isabel Allende sat down with David Frost and gave an intimate, occasionally sad and frequently humorous insight into her life. I feel a connection with Isabel in a fundamental way…Continue readingIsabel Allende: ‘Forever a foreigner’
From heart-breaking love letters and heart-warming thank you cards, to notes veering on creepy. Curious Things Found In Library Books —– Ann Patchett on the Post, in the Post In…Continue readingWho would leave that in a library book?
Flavorwire offers a recommended books list with a twist. “The Internet (this site not the least bit exempt) is fond of telling you which books you should read. Particularly, it…Continue readingBooks you should NOT read in your 20s
1) On style: “Omit needless words. Vigorous writing is concise. A sentence should have no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessary sentences, for the same reason that a drawing should…Continue readingTwo micro lessons in writing