Media Debate

Women Writers and Bad Interviews

Feb 15, 2013

Feature by Lorraine Berry

By this point, I was shouting at the radio. What did this have to do with writing?

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Is Fiction Empathy's Best Hope?

Feb 01, 2013

Feature by Ron MacLean

Narrative expands our view of the real people in our lives.

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How Much Should E-Books Cost?

Jan 25, 2013

TW Column by David Biddle

It’s way too easy for us indie authors to devalue what we’re selling.

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Barack Obama, Fictional Character

Jan 18, 2013

TW Opinion by William Gray

If he were in a great novel, we’d see how his many facets add up to create a dynamic, if believably flawed, hero.

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Hurray for Digital Magazines!

Oct 26, 2012

TW Opinion by Martha Nichols

Reincarnation online is an act of mercy for Newsweek’s foundering print edition.

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“A Woman’s Place” in the NYT Book Review

Sep 21, 2012

TW Opinion by Lorraine Berry and Martha Nichols

The issue could have been dubbed 'all that women's stuff we rarely cover.' It’s ironic, but not in a good way.

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Can You Trust Online Reviews?

Sep 14, 2012

Feature by David Biddle

Book bloggers don't necessarily give writers the reviews they hope for.

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William Giraldi, Literary Bad Boy

Aug 24, 2012

TW Opinion by Martha Nichols

For me, the Twitter frenzy over a negative book review—a book review, for crying out loud—is a cause for rejoicing."

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The Word Thieves

Apr 24, 2012

Feature by David Biddle

The digital frontier is a wide-open vista for both publishing and plagiarism.

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What We Risk Losing in the Facebook Age

Mar 26, 2012

Theme Essay by Theresa Williams

I come away fragmented, feeling like I’ve been sitting in the shallow end of a swimming pool, refreshed but not quite.

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