One of the more fascinating books I’ve read over the past few years regarding the subject of new media is The Economics of Attention: Style and Substance in the Age of Information by Richard Lanham. An emeritis professor of English literature, Lanham looks at today’s […]
Check out this link for a photo collection at Slate called “Remember Reading on Paper?” This photo of James Dean was taken at the Winslow farm in Indiana in 1955. He is reading James Whitcomb Riley. There seems to be so much discussion in the […]
I happened to come across this article recently while browing the Web. I like the line of thinking it presents into the debate about the loss of the printed word–the idea that our personal libraries are a means of mapping our mental journies. The article […]
It’s the technophobes versus the technophiles. At least that’s the knee-jerk assessment of the debate between those who praise the latest e-book portable devices and those who say that nothing tops the printed page. Where do you fall? In many ways it can be seen […]
I think I am rushing out to buy a new book this morning. It’s A Reader on Reading from writer Alberto Manguel, who just might be the most well-read person on the planet. Read more about him here. I’ve previously written (enviously) on this blog […]
From More Intelligent Life, this interesting story takes a quick look at something I’ve always wondered about: What are some of the most popular books at those book stalls outside well-known New York bookstores? Simon Akam writes: “Arriving in New York from Britain to study […]
It practically goes without saying, but throughout history our nation’s presidents have been avid readers. This Washington Post article highlights some of the books that have helped shape presidential viewpoints over the years. From the article, written by Tevi Troy: “In a historical sense, Obama […]
In the past, I’ve blogged about some of the most interesting book stores around the world. Along that same line, this link shows some of the most interesting libraries across the globe. What great environments. This photo is from the Libray Parabola, which is the […]
I just finished reading Jaron Lanier’s wonderful new book titled “You Are Not a Gadget.” In it, one of the topics he discusses is the increasing “mash-up” nature of the new digital age. In particular, he speaks of a not-too-distant future when words could lose […]
From the most recent New York Review of Books comes this wonderful essay on the Future of Publishing: “Though Gutenberg’s invention made possible our modern world with all its wonders and woes, no one, much less Gutenberg himself, could have foreseen that his press would […]