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February 23, 2006

Kudos for Galant's novel

- New Media Musings

Debra Galant, editor-in-chief and co-creator of the citizen journalism site Baristanet, just got a rave review in USA Today for her new novel, Rattled (St. Martin's Press). Janet Maslin reviewed the book in Sunday's NY Times. Congrats, Debbie, very... ›››

Category: Books

February 19, 2006

TechCrunch party

- New Media Musings

It's been a crazy weekend. One of the highlights came Friday night when I was invited to Michael (TechCrunch) Arrington's place for one of his vaunted tech gatherings. This one was a book release party for Robert Scoble and... ›››

Category: Books | Web/Tech

January 29, 2006

Schechter takes media to task over Iraq war

- New Media Musings

Danny Schechter, an award-winning journalist (ABC/CNN producer) and filmmaker, accuses media corporations of 'collusion' with the Bush administration in his new book When News Lies: Media Complicity and the Iraq War. Schechter's book goes beyond the conventional discussion of... ›››

Category: Books | Media

January 28, 2006

Fact vs. fiction in the book world

- New Media Musings

My wife was surprised when I told her that book publishers, like newspapers, do not employ fact checkers to verify the accuracy of non-fiction manuscripts. (Many magazines do.) Here's why. NY Times: Questions for Others in Frey Scandal. The... ›››

Category: Books

January 27, 2006

James Frey's comeuppance

- New Media Musings

If you search for 'James Frey fabrication' in Google, my Jan. 11 blog post is the top result. Which is why a dozen people have begun an impromptu dialogue there both attacking and defending him. I just weighed in,... ›››

Category: Books | Current Affairs

January 17, 2006

Media Center's 'Digital Think'

- New Media Musings

The Media Center: Digital Think is about the art of the possible, by thinkers around the globe who see in those possibilities pathways to more enriching forms of communication. An eclectic array of digital media designers, editors, artists and... ›››

Category: Books | new media

January 11, 2006

James Frey's fabrication

- New Media Musings

Leslie Guttman told me about this Monday seemed incredible then, and still does: The Smoking Gun: The Man Who Conned Oprah. 'Book Club' author's best-selling nonfiction memoir filled with fabrications, falsehoods, other fakery, TSG probe finds. A six-week investigation... ›››

Category: Books | Citizens media

December 28, 2005

Words from the 20th Century, on paper

- yelvington.com -

Have I been stuck on a message for this long? Steve Rubel's post on how to read books for free using Google reminded me I haven't looked very closely at Google Books since it got fat with content. I... ›››

Category: Books | Media | Newspapers | community

December 27, 2005

Amazon introduces author blogs

- New Media Musings

'>NY Times: A Chance to Meet the Author Online. Shoppers looking to pick up Meg Wolitzer's latest novel, 'The Position,' on Amazon.com last week found the usual readers' comments and excerpts from reviews. They also found something unexpected: posts... ›››

Category: Books

December 23, 2005

'Crashing the Gate'

- New Media Musings

You can pre-order Markos's upcoming book, 'Crashing the Gate: Netroots, Grassroots and the Rise of People-Powered Politics.'...... ›››

Category: Books | Politics

December 22, 2005

'Crashing the Gate'

- New Media Musings

You can pre-order Markos's upcoming book, 'Crashing the Gate: Netroots, Grassroots and the Rise of People-Powered Politics.'...... ›››

Category: Books | Politics

December 20, 2005

Volunteers will read you a story

- New Media Musings

Wired News: The Web Will Read You a Story. This summer, Hugh McGuire was searching for free audio books online from his home in Montreal. He didn't find very much. So McGuire launched LibriVox by recruiting amateur readers to... ›››

Category: Books