Chapter 16 has an interview with Appalachian poet Jesse Graves — the poet and the interview are both well worth checking out.
An argument against funding MFAs. Interesting, because the guy who donated to an MFA program — Sam Zell — is presented an anti-news, anti-journalism profit-monger in the Page One documentary.
On James Michener and post-40 bloomers. I’m not sure it’s news anymore to talk about late bloomers, but Michener is one of those interesting, omnipresent but never read writers.
Will authors get compensated for used e-book sales? What a messed up business the publishing world has become.
Support your local bookstores.
Michael Crichton knew Jasper Johns? Weird.
Is it time for authors to quit blogging? Probably.