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LitNotes: Journalism 101
September 28, 2007

Burying the Lede: Not that I think LA Times journalist Josh Getlin buried his lede on purpose -- it's just that, in this article about the NY Times Book Review bestseller list expansion, about halfway through he notes that "...some publishers are issuing quality fiction directly into paperback, and sales are encouraging... " Has anyone else perused the trade paper offerings at her local Target lately? The selection is pretty good.

Serialization: Japanese teenagers are reading "novels" piecemeal on their cell phones. Says Jonathon Green over at The Guardian's book blog, "But what, certainly in Japan, will not change is that the way we read is changing. The dedicated hand-held reader is still in development, but with the rise of the mobile phone, perhaps it's already obsolete." What? Does that mean I won't get my Amazon Kindle?

Three's A Story: Or is it? I've read so much this week about poetry, and I've been happy to read it. Of course, I also read poetry (maybe the squabbling members of the Poetry Society of America about whom Motoko Rich writes in the linked-to article could write a song cycle... ). I also know I have at least two friends (the divine Miss M., and Ms. C., too) who also read poetry. If there are three of us reading, does poetry still matter? If there are three poets fighting, does poetry still matter? If there are three mainstream magazines publishing verse, does poetry still matter?

Posted by Bethanne Patrick on September 28, 2007 | Comments (2)