Diane Plumley The Agatha Awards are different than The Edgars, in that they are voted on by readers and writers–anyone who attends the Malice Domestic convention each year. You must register by a specific time to be able to nominate, but all attendees at the conference vote The Edgar Awards are decided by a small group of … Read more
One of the cool things about AbeBooks.com, is the theme e-mails they send to customers, like myself. I use bookfinder.com, which in turn sends me to various internet used book sellers on Abe and other large sites. Before the invention of the internet, it could take months, sometimes years for a wanted book to be … Read more
Mystery Scene Magazine has published an article by Oline Cogdill about the uncertain fate of one of the United States most important author’s home being forced to close. Poe lived in several cities, including New York, where one of his former homes was carelessly torn down by New York University. You’d think a center for … Read more
Because if the quotes we hear from him are any indication, as a public figure who speaks, he’s registering between insensitive nitwit, and downright nasty idiot. My opinion, of course. However, many others have taken to task his latest bonehead statement about writers whose audience are children. Here in the US, freedom of speech is … Read more
Well, at least publishers intend to print a hardcover later on. My question, is there really a need to have either? What info could possibly be imparted about this silly contest–I say silly, because although Waldo is a computer, all computers are programmed by humans. Tell me about one computer physically programming another, and that’s … Read more
A super article highlights some fantastic bookstores in NYC. I frequented quite a few while living there, especially the superlative, Partners & Crime. Read some tidbits about why they continue to be successful. http://www.amny.com/urbanite-1.812039/little-giants-in-the-bookstore-world-big-is-not-better-1.2689092
Books as we have known them since Gutenberg printed the first bible; paper, glue, boards, cover artwork, all the physical attributes will soon disappear the way the dodo did. The latest news of the Borders bookstore chain losing their fight to stay alive, hammers one more nail in the coffin filled to the brim with hardcovers, … Read more
Another chain falls. What this means to the independent bookshop and customer, I’m not sure. Read the news here: http://shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=1390#m11480
