Reading for Writers

For anyone who's been thinking about the explosion of ebook readers lately (thanks, iPhone) and wondering how it will affect writers and the publishing industry, you may want to read this article by author Steven Johnson.

Grammar lovers may want to raise a toast to the 50th birthday of The Elements of Style by William Strunk, Jr., and E. B. White.

In sadder news, author J. G. Ballard passed away this past Sunday in London.  He was the author of the 1984 novel Empire of the Sun.

Finally, American authors Marilynne Robinson, Ellen Feldman, and Samantha Hunt have been short-listed for the Orange Prize, a British award for best novel of the year written by a woman.