I adore Moleskines. I love them for writing, but I struggle to be satisfied with them for sketching. So the once quiet hunt for the ideal sketchbook recently took a turn for the better. What’s wrong with Molesknes for sketching? The very uniform and predictable paper – which is either a little too heavy or [...]

Commercial Audiobook distribution is flawed. At one time they were only available on cassette tape (remember those?), now it is CD plus some online distribution using DRM (Digital Rights Management) to prevent piracy. Each of these systems is flawed because they cross the boundaries between books and music. Readers read books (I know, it’s obvious, [...]

Chicago airport, Monday, May 5, 2008. Spotted Scott Sigler‘s INFECTED novel in the bookstore adjacent to the eating/seating area. What’s delightful in this shot is how INFECTED gets priority placement over Stephen King’s Duma Key. I’d rate that as a result, Scott!

The above is a shot of what is sat on the corner of my desk right now – and it brings me joy. Despite only relatively recently discovering this hefty tome, I can quite honestly say it is the single most important tool for writing after a pen and paper – I place this book [...]

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