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We RussiansWe Russians have no system of social upbringing. We are not mustered or drilled to become champions of “social principles” or other...
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Groundbreaking Defamation Lawsuit Puts AI’s Legal Liability to the TestFrom JD Journal: In a groundbreaking legal battle, a defamation lawsuit has been filed against OpenAI LLC, thrusting ChatGPT, a popular AI...
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Pundits Weigh in on Gilbert’s Decision to Pull Russian-Set Novel Over Ukrainian BacklashFrom Publisher’s Weekly: On June 12, Eat, Pray, Love author Elizabeth Gilbert announced that her forthcoming novel The Snow Forest,...
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Your Manuscript Has Been Edited By Top Professionals—But You Still Get Rejected. What Gives?From Jane Friedman: Question My manuscript has been edited by two top editors on the east and west coasts. Yet, it has been declined...
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Music Companies Sue Twitter for More Than $250 Million in Damages Over Alleged Copyright ViolationsFrom The Wall Street Journal: A group of music publishers representing songwriters from Taylor Swift to Beyoncé is suing Twitter for alleged...
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MovingOne of the reason that PG’s blogs have a somewhat sporadic air is that he and Mrs. PG are selling Casa PG and downsizing. We’ve...
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One should only be afraidOne should only be afraid of those things which have the power of doing others harm; for the rest, fear not; because they are not fearful....
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The Bible and PoetryFrom The Paris Review: We do not read the Bible as it is meant to be read. Theology always risks leading us astray by elaborating its own...
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Why You Should Read Dante NowFrom Tertulia: Why should we read Dante? The question is one I often think about, and not just because Dante has been my intellectual and...
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AI AppsF. provided PG with the link to the following video which explores ten different AI ad-on programs. You may wish to postpone your viewing if...
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FissiparousIt’s not often that PG comes across a word he doesn’t recognize during his general reading. However, he just found a lovely word with...
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All warfare is based on deceptionAll warfare is based on deception. Hence, when able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must seem inactive; when we are...
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Writing is a muddle – how to enjoy the muddleFrom Nail Your Novel: If you read my newsletter you’ll know I’m fond of horse riding. And sometimes a moment from the horsing life can bring...
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A Considerable Aura: On Adam Shatz’s “Writers and Missionaries”From The Los Angeles Review of Books: THE NEW COLLECTION from London Review of Books editor Adam Shatz, jointly published by the LRB and...
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The New Makers of Modern StrategyFrom The Wall Street Journal: A group of generals is called a “glitter”; a group of historians an “argumentation.” There is no colorful...
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How AI is Changing the Book Publishing WorldFrom GoodEreader: Artificial Intelligence (AI) has touched almost all aspects of life, and book publishing is no exception. There has been...
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Never trust a manNever trust a man who combs his hair straight from his left armpit. Alice Roosevelt Longworth
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Gestures are a subtle and vital form of communicationFrom The Economist: “Tie an italian’s hands behind his back,” runs an old joke, “and he’ll be speechless.” The gag rests on a national...
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Comb-Over No More: Why Men’s Hair Transplants Are FlourishingNothing to do with books, but many of the visitors to TPV are male. From The Wall Street Journal: JAMIE CONNORS’S hairline started...
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Daniel Mason in conversation about discipline, style and the inspiration for his fourth novelFrom The Bookseller: Daniel Mason’s virtuosic fourth novel, North Woods , is the story of a single house deep in the woods of New England....
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ImmaturityImmaturity is the incapacity to use one’s intelligence without the guidance of another. Immanuel Kant
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Business Musings: StarsFrom Kristine Kathryn Rusch: Me and the Google (as a friend of mine calls it) spent what I almost termed a “dispiriting” hour as I searched...
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Accessibility in Books: Australia’s New Publishing GuideFrom Publishing Perspectives: You may recall that last year, Australia’s Institute of Professional Editors (IPED) made a point of firmly...
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Court to Hear Bids by Amazon, Publishers to Dismiss Revived Price Fixing CaseFrom Publisher’s Weekly: It’s deja vu all over again: in a brief order this week, Magistrate judge Valerie Figueredo has set oral...
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3 Ways Writers Block Their Success (While Thinking They’re Hard at Work)From Jane Friedman: In my early thirties, my aunt sent me a copy of The Secret , a movie claiming my thoughts determined my destiny. I...
