Tonight is the National Book Awards. You know, when publishers and editors grudgingly don black tie and trudge to an overheated ballroom to nibble at catered food and watch as some demi-celebrity hands out awards for books only a few people have heard of let alone read. Publishers… Read more   

Throw some stuff in a bag and come to Calgary. See the swinging Pendulum in person and learn how to prepare both yourself and your business for the coming decade. It’s happening Friday, September 17^th at the Executive Royal Inn. Admission is… Read more   

A friend who’s an editor at Scholastic, the large publishing house, came back from his usual annual visit to Comic-Con International—the massive convention and festival celebrating comic books, graphic novels, superheroes, and such—feeling good about the industry. The TV industry. He told me that this year Comic-Con seemed… Read more