The game of editing

I haven't looked at this site too closely yet, but I thought I'd pass it along. I came at it through the back door, reading a blog about something else entirely. It's called Bite-Sized Edits, and it allows visitors to edit books line-by-line, for fun and profit. Which is, I guess, what I do for a living. Check it out!

TV interview with Neil Gaiman

A nice piece from CBS. I had no idea what Gaiman's first published book was! Link.

The making of a book cover

Ever wonder how impossible works of art are created on a computer? This timelapse clip shows a book cover in the making. Fascinating. (From Boing Boing.)

Great opening lines

Not all from musty classics, either. A couple of them are not be suitable for children. Link. It made me really want to read Franny and Zooey again!

Mad as a hatter

Like or dislike the new Timothy Burton movie, it's certainly opened the floodgates on classical Alice information. Here's a fun piece on the phrase "mad as a hatter," from the NY Times.

Another great list of award contenders

The American Booksellers Association has announced its finalists for the 2010 Indies Choice Book Awards. List. There's some good stuff here! Check it out.

Read Across America

March 2 is Dr. Seuss's birthday, celebrated by NEA as Read Across America Day. (Pass the green eggs and ham, please.) Link.