As the publishing world is compressed to “digital distance,” that “small, small world” finds itself a focus in several event settings this spring — starting with the London Book Fair’s innovative Virtual Stream program for the coming “Publishing for Digital Minds” conference.
In his latest album from BIS Records, the Swedish clarinetist makes it clear, even in audio, why he’s famous for dancing as he plays. Music for Writers listens to the motion, and invites you to decide whether it all hangs together.
It can be remarkable how readily the publishing world’s digital development is understood, from the experiences of German publishers and Italian technologists to American authors and British editors. But getting a handle on global marketing is a tall order for writers.
As self-publishing matures, there may be a growing sense that the means of publishing was never the point. Independent authors, on the whole, may be moving past the self-pub crusading stage and on to a new, refreshing focus — on the work itself.
At Charleston’s PubSense conference for writers, attendees learn about the free SELF-e service from Library Journal. The program, free for authors, has begun curating independently published ebooks for harried librarians both at the state and national level.
In one of its most adventurous outings yet, the Kronos Quartet tackles the “Tundra Songs” of composer Derek Charke with the Inuit throat singer Tanya Tagaq at its heart. We speak with the Kronos’ founder, David Harrington, in Music for Writers.
All-caps and high-energy, the quartet ETHEL takes stage Saturday night in New York’s Ecstatic Music Festival. You can hear the show with guests Kaki King and John King on Q2 Music — and read about it here, in Music For Writers.
In what some authors may find surprising, a leading ‘gatekeeper,’ literary agent Kristin Nelson, says an authoritative personality can be writer’s best friend in negotiation — the best chance you have of seeing the gate to your prosperity well-kept.
“Each composer has a distinct language,” says pianist Benjamin Hochman in his Thought Catalog interview. No wonder his new album fits so well in our Music for Writers series: he’s the son of literature professors.
Pianist, conductor, and composer: Finland’s globe-trotting Ville Matvejeff stops to talk about a newly released recording of two of his most electrifying works — and the “extremely intense process” that goes into creating it.