Daily Archives: August 17, 2024

Uncommon People: The Rise and Fall of The Rock Stars

David Hepworth writes in this 2017 book: * Rolling Stone , once the organ of the alternative society, was about to move from San Francisco to New York in order to be nearer its real customers, the agencies that bought … Continue reading

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Everything and Less: The Novel in the Age of Amazon

Mark McGurl writes in this 2021 book: * all fiction is genre fiction in that it caters to a generic desire. * With its by – all – accounts absolute requirement of a happy ending for it to even receive … Continue reading

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The Rise of Writing: Redefining Mass Literacy

Deborah Brandt writes in her 2014 book: * Writing has always been used for work, production, output, earning, profit, publicity, practicality, record-keeping, buying, and selling. Increasingly, writing itself is the product that is bought and sold, as it embodies knowledge, … Continue reading

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