Stuff for writers

I enjoyed seeing this LA Times blog post about England's new American Idol of publishing: TV Book Club. Perhaps one day, like other British programs, an American version will make its way across the pond. How great would it be to see an entire show dedicated to books?

And I've been following William Boot's "Do I Have To Read…?" series for the Daily Beast on reviewing commercial books. In Boot's opinion, only 44 of the 279 pages of Elizabeth Gilberts's new book, Committed, are readable. The...