The Late American Novel: Writers on the Future of Books

by Owen King, Sonya Chung, Kyle Beachy, et al.

Book Overview

Scholars, journalists, and publishers have turned their brains inside out in the effort to predict what lies ahead, but who better to comment on the future of the book than those who are driven to write them?

The way we absorb information has changed dramatically. Edison's phonograph has been reincarnated as the iPod. Celluloid went digital. But books, for the most part, have remained the same--until now. And while music and movies have...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1593764049
• ISBN13: 9781593764043
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: Catapult
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.6" x 8.2"