Articles by C. Max Magee
April 15, 2011
Big Kindle On Sale 0
Normally $379, the Kindle DX, Amazon’s oversized version of the regular Kindle, is today going for $299 thanks to a one-day sale.
April 14, 2011
‘Lost’ Novel Found 0
Does it come as any surprise that Lost creator J.J. Abrams would write a book that his editor describes as “the most high concept novel I have ever come across“?
April 14, 2011
‘A Letter in Living Color’ 0
Says the New York Times: “We recently received, in a tube sent by postal mail, something new in our experience: a 15-foot-long scroll to the editor.” (via @LettersOfNote)
April 14, 2011
Book Signings in the Digital Age 0
The New York Times looks at new technological efforts to make book signings work in the age of the ebook. One idea is an e-reader add-on that lets the reader snap a photo with the author, which the author can then sign with a “digital stylus.” The photo is meant to make its way to [...]
April 12, 2011
The Eclectic IMPAC Shortlist Has Arrived 4
The IMPAC sets itself apart with its unique approach.
April 12, 2011
Tuesday New Release Day: Wallace, O’Rourke, Levy 0
It seems almost silly to mention it since the book’s been on shelves and discussed in the book pages for a couple of weeks now, but the “official” release date of David Foster Wallace’s The Pale King is this Friday. (Our review was published today.) Meghan O’Rourke’s grief memoir The Long Goodbye is out this [...]
