Monthly Archives: September 2013

Everyday Book Marketing

Posted on September 24, 2013 by Ed Battistella

I’ve got a book in the works, so I’ve been looking forward to Midge Raymond’s EVERYDAY BOOK MARKETING. Sometimes anticipating a book can lead to disappointment, but that wasn’t the case here. Raymond covers groundwork, promotion, book tours, book launches, … Continue reading →

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Words from the Scrabble app

Posted on September 17, 2013 by Ed Battistella

I went to a Scrabble party recently and a colleague sold me on the virtues of the online Scrabble ap. In the margin of the game board, Hasbro gives you all the acceptable two-letter words (from AE to CH, JO, … Continue reading →

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Indiegogo and Goodreads

Posted on September 11, 2013 by Ed Battistella

I‘ve been keeping up with my summer reading, which will soon transition to my sabbatical reading, and even joined Goodreads so you can those read those here. Right now I’ve finishing Mike Madrid’s Divas, Dames, and Daredevils, Melissa Mohr’s Holy … Continue reading →

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An Interview with Margalit Fox

Posted on September 3, 2013 by Ed Battistella

Margalit Fox is a New York Times journalist originally trained as a linguist. She holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in linguistics from Stony Brook University and a master’s degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Her journalistic work … Continue reading →

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