Word nerds can't wait for summer to end, because this October the Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English Dictionary With Additional Material from a Thesaurus of Old English will at long last be published. The two-volume set has been 44 years in the making. The OEDHT not only groups words of similar meaning, but it … Continue reading History, Days of Yore, Bygone Eras, Etc
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Judging a Book
Seth Godin, marketing maven and author of Small is the New Big, posted an interesting item on his blog today. He wrote, "Tactically, the [front] cover sells the back cover, the back cover sells the flap and by then you've sold the book." Do you agree? I really do think that a lot of books … Continue reading Judging a Book
Start Making Your Christmas List
One of the best events we've done at Magers & Quinn was when Jeff Hertzberg and Zoe Francois came in to talk about their book Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day last year. They were fun and informative--and best of all, they brought samples. The book has flown off the shelves since then. One … Continue reading Start Making Your Christmas List
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