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How to use referrals wisely (This week in books)

September 25, 2020 by Nathan Bransford 1 Comment

This week! Books! Before we get to the links, a friendly reminder to please REGISTER TO VOTE. Do it. Make sure you’re registered. Now then. Let’s get to the articles! There have been several really great articles recently that look back in America’s past for clues about our post-pandemic future. F. Scott Fitzgerald gets his […]

Filed Under: This Week in Books Tagged With: Barnes & Noble, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Jane Friedman, Jessica Faust, Kristin Nelson

When Classics Leave You Cold

June 4, 2013 by Nathan Bransford 57 Comments

I saw Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby last weekend and… not my favorite movie. Partly I think the problem is that I love the book so extremely much. I’ve posted previously about how much the book moved me when I re-read it as an adult, and I don’t know if it’s quite possible for a movie to […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: book recommendations, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Reading Like a Writer

What people talk about when they talk about bad writing

November 20, 2012 by Nathan Bransford 59 Comments

One thing about my Fifty Shades of Grey post that inspired some mild controversy was my insistence that it’s not that badly written. What’s interesting about talking about “good” writing and “bad” writing is that when people use those terms, different people often mean different things. When I talk about “good” writing and “bad” writing, […]

Filed Under: The Writing Life Tagged With: Culture, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Fifty Shades of Grey

Which Book Do You Most Wish You Had Written?

July 13, 2011 by Nathan Bransford 186 Comments

“Daniel in the Lion’s Den” – Peter Paul Rubens Simple question, not so simple answer. Which book do you most wish you had written? Are you going with the mega fortune? Literary greatness? Maybe a little of both? I’m going with The Great Gatsby. What about you?

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: F. Scott Fitzgerald, Life of a Writer, Young Adult Literature

This Week in Books 7/8/11

July 8, 2011 by Nathan Bransford 32 Comments

This week! The books! Another relatively quiet week in books this week, so just a few quality links for you. Also, on Monday and Tuesday I shall be away from the blog and will be posting blog posts of yore, which will possibly incorporate my new kick of including art from yore. First up, the […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: F. Scott Fitzgerald, Google, literary agents, Social Media, This Week in Books

This Week in Books 2/18/11

February 18, 2011 by Nathan Bransford 41 Comments

Very very very sad news this week as, after several years of speculation, Borders has finally succumbed and filed for bankruptcy. It was Chapter 11 bankruptcy (re-org) and not Chapter 7 (Eric from Pimp My Novel had a roundup of the potential difference there), but even still 200 stores will close, and my heart goes […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Borders, E-Readers, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Moby-Dick, Publishing Economics, This Week in Books

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