Charlottesville Words

• not the end of the book world – bookforum.com / blog
  "A review of A Better Pencil: Readers, Writers, and the Digital Revolution by Dennis Baron."

  My review at Internet Review of Books gets a mention at Bookforum. Woot!

• Publishing's Brightest Moments in 2009 – mediabistro.com: GalleyCat
  "Even while the recession rocked the country in 2009, GalleyCat covered many encouraging and innovative developments in the publishing industry."

  The counterpart to yesterday's Darkest Moments in 2009. Featuring Twilight, Dan Brown, and Twitter. Not so bright as all that, really.

• The 2010 Tournament of Books Long List by ToB Staff – The Morning News
  "For the first time in the Tournament’s six years, we are releasing our long list; the shortlist—the list of the 16 contenders for the Rooster—will appear in January, as well as the team roster of 2010’s judges. But since the culmination of this year’s Tournament, so many Rooster fans wrote in and asked to see the full list of books that were considered for the brackets, we decided to open the secret bunker doors and let in the light on next year’s contenders."

  Woot!

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