Ben Vershbow concluded The Great John Updike Web Publishing Debate in an essay called The Least Interesting Conversation in the World Continues. He thought (as I thought) that The New York Times has extended an unhelpful conversation about web publishing between novelist John Updike and journalist Kevin Kelly.
Check out these comments from a few If:Book readers. They are discussing our futures, after all! Start with Chris Boese's comparison between Updike's sermon and my favorite Plato text.
Mo! writes a YouTube-threaded, half-serious, half-mocking rant that actually uses the phrase "Moses of suburbia" effectively.
Eddie Tejada chimes in with a defense of Updike, arguing that there is a certain "honest" sadness in losing our connection to paper.
Renee, from the publisher Shen's Books, reminds us that this publishing shift is happening and will continue to happening--no matter what we think about it.
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I found a very interesting essay in the New York Times, called “The End of Authorship” by John Updike, and then realized that it was being discussed on the Future of the Book. While Ben Vershbow was critical of the essay because he thought ... [Read More]
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