Back at the office today after a week and a half in NYC, first at Book Expo America (BEA, for the acronym-savvy) and then on holiday with Rexroth. So how was it? Busy! For every appointment I made and kept, I think I ran into another editor, author, or fellow […]
Cory Doctorow
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This guy doesn't have enough blogs, he has to take over mine as well? Man! In any case, here's his latest column from Locus Magazine's special Young Adult issue.
Sorry for the sudden drop off in posting last week, but the official opening of BEA came with a flurry of work, and meetings, and hastily made appointments, and free books, and more. Hectic, even if it seemed more sedate than the most recent New York-based BEA. For me, of course, it was a nice, easy flight from Denver to LA, and only one hour adjustment to make -- easy-peasy. For my New York colleagues -- not so much. I had a very informative, useful fair, though, and am happy to share some of my impressions.
But Cory Doctorow (yes, him again) posits an interesting idea on publishing, and the value of giving stuff away for free.
Thanks to Rexroth for this link to Cory Doctorow on BoingBoing, talking about YA sections in bookstores. He writes, "Living in a space that no one watches too closely is one of the secret ways that people get to do excellent stuff."