Sterling talked to me about what's in the archive, why it doesn't include any born-digital materials or correspondence yet, and what kinds of notebooks he uses. Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education »
Journalism
“University Presses Are Urged to Work Together To Survive”
A new report from the Association of American University Presses gives a usefully detailed look at what presses are actually doing, not just what they're talking about doing, and makes the point that change is the only constant. (This was a Chronicle scoop, BTW. Not that anyone's keeping score.) Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education »
“As Borders Goes Bankrupt, Academic Presses Worry About Ways to Reach Readers”
Borders hasn't been a big source of sales for a lot of university presses, but its troubles underscore the changes taking place in the book supply-and-distribution chain. Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription) »
“French Court Finds in Favor of Editor Sued for Livel Over Negative Book Review”
The case had many scholarly editors and reviewers worried. Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education »
“The Novels That Came in From the Cold: John le Carre Gives Archives to the U. of Oxford”
The master spy novelist hands his manuscripts etc. over to the Bodleian for safekeeping. The gift includes manuscript pages of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy that show the writer fleshing out George Smiley--on pink paper. Read More at The Chronicle of Higher Education »
