Hello, hello, hello out there in internets land, from Chip & Eric! Check out our new outfit! Yes indeedy, The Literary Life is brand spankin’ new, with the Silly Survey in the sidebar (try saying that ten times fast), brand new icons to pop out and download the podcast, and even a new podcast player just in time for this week’s episode with our very special guest, author Kim Harrison!
BookSwim’s own Chip and Eric continue the onslaught of awesomeness that you, our eager listeners, have come to know as The Literary Life podcast. Though shiny and new on the outside, our podcast retains the same full-force, in-your-face rad-factor. Booooooks!!!! Aaaaarrrgggghhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!1
Also be sure to nominate your favorite cheesy romance novel for this month’s Top Ten by Friday. And tune in next week for The BookSwim Minute’s interview with Supernatural writer, Alex Irvine
I have to say this about the Kindle (and I was surprised that Amazon has just released the Kindle 2 already) and why I will never buy it or the many other kinds that are out there.
The Kindle will never replace the smell of a good book. Let me explain. I love walking into a bookstore or library and taking in the wonderful fragrance of books. It’s an aphrodisiac to the reader. The texture of a book cover, the feel of a page is what a reader of books lives for.
The Kindle smells of technology. Cold, hard plastic, that traps what a reader wants in their book. It seperates the bond of a book that a reader has with the story. Now, come on. Wouldn’t you rather be seen patting the cover of a book that touched our hearts or boggled our minds or would you rather be seen burping the back of a Kindle?
Alpha library segment is pretty cool. Interesting that a book rental company will actually promote libraries.
Would you consider reviewing OpenLibrary.org?
The founder actually shared a library convention in Denver last year with the 2 bookswim boys.