Submitted by Bethanne on Thu, 08/06/2009 - 6:52am 
In Which I Refute the Claim that Richard Russo Is a Misogynist
In the August 5, 2009 issue of NEWSWEEK, Jennie Yabroff has an article titled Is Author Richard Russo a Misogynist?” in which she claims to show that Pulitzer Prize-winning, best-selling novelist Richard Russo…is a misogynist. (I believe this makes her title rhetorical, but I will leave that for composition teachers to debate.)
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Submitted by Bethanne on Thu, 05/14/2009 - 9:06am
To New Nonfiction Editor at Book World, Size Matters
I want to be sure that this site keeps up with publishing news while not overwhelming readers with our "inside baseball" industry stuff.
However, I'm pretty sure that this is not "inside baseball," and it's not just "inside the Beltway" news, either. It's good news for readers around the country: The Washington Post Book World (which recently ceased print publication as a standalone review section) has appointed Steve Levingston as its new nonfiction editor.
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Submitted by Bethanne on Mon, 02/16/2009 - 3:57pm
The New Face of Book Coverage
As most of us in Washington, DC, know, yesterday was the final print edition of our beloved Washington Post "Book World" review supplement. No one can be happy that this section is gone. Or can we?
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Submitted by Bethanne on Thu, 01/29/2009 - 5:29pm
"We're Not in This for Money:" The 1981 Internet Newspaper
Take heart, Washington Post Book World. While some editors there were still in elementary and high school, the Internets were already on the rise, threatening to take over the world of print. You could have done nothing to stop it.
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Submitted by Bethanne on Wed, 01/28/2009 - 8:30pm
Washington Post Book World: No More Print Edition
More shortly. Here's an update from The Washington Post's Howard Kurtz. Readers, what do you think about this change? Will you read Book World in its entirety online?
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Submitted by Bethanne on Thu, 01/22/2009 - 3:18pm
Publishing: "A Financial Coelacanth"
Thank you, Lev Grossman, for that phrase from this article. I've been writing about publishing for a long time, now, and I've said many of these things before in print, in blogs, and in private. Maybe I'm a coelacanth, too.
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Submitted by Bethanne on Mon, 01/12/2009 - 6:03pm
Burying the Lede
Before I get to today's entry, a note on the subject line: Many people have asked me and other journalist friends why we spell "lead" as "lede" (not to mention "head" as "hed" and "deck" as "dek"). Based on what I know -- which, admittedly, is limited -- this is because when laying out a page, a dummy line of text with a proper word like "lead" in it might be left as is, whereas the deliberately misspelled "lede" will jump out at an editor, who will then replace it with proper text.
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Submitted by Bethanne on Mon, 12/29/2008 - 5:01pm
It's the End of the (Publishing) World As We Know It...
...and I feel fiiiiinnnnnnne. I really do. That's not to say I don't feel for people who have lost their jobs, had their book releases delayed, and are worried about what comes next. The reason I feel fine? I like transitions.
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Submitted by Bethanne on Fri, 12/05/2008 - 1:47pm
My Latest Bookstore Crush
I'm in NYC again, for a scant 24 hours (more like 20, actually), but I usually manage to pack in quite a bit of activity once I get off of the train. I won't bore you here with details of drinks and dinner (although I will say: Brooklyn pizza rocks), had with my friend The Vittles Vamp, but I wanted to tell you about one ray of light in the book world considering what a rough week it's been for books and publishing all around.
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Submitted by Bethanne on Tue, 12/02/2008 - 12:44am
The Thing with Feathers
Laura Miller's essay in this past Sunday's NYTBR, "The Well-Tended Bookshelf," made me think for a few moments.
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