Arts in the Afternoon: Form vs. Content

“Harlequin is revolutionizing the e-book market,” John Barber writes in the Globe and Mail. (I wrote about this two years ago — and offered a number of other reasons for romance’s popularity in electronic form.) Meanwhile, there’s one type of book that’s just not the same on a Kindle or Nook — the expensive coffee […]

Published May 16, 2011 7:04pm EST | Updated November 1, 2023 11:25pm EST



Harlequin is revolutionizing the e-book market,” John Barber writes in the Globe and Mail. (I wrote about this two years ago — and offered a number of other reasons for romance’s popularity in electronic form.)

Meanwhile, there’s one type of book that’s just not the same on a Kindle or Nook — the expensive coffee table tome.

Eternal question: Can creative writing be taught?

“Scorsese’s deathless New York fever dream still brings with it a unique capacity to leave the palms clammy and the pulse jittering.” An appreciation, from Britain, of Taxi Driver.