We talk about the book titles to watch out for over the next couple of days, as well as the [what seems to be] never-ending discussion on print versus digital book formats. Here are our covered stories for you to dig in:
- Beth Wischmeyer’s post shares a few highlights on the recent Festival of Books in South Dakota, where readers and authors alike had some time to mingle with everyone and talk about writing and literature.
- Lynn Neary’s post gives another reason why there are certain situations where digital forms cannot outperform print books’ possibilities, especially in capturing the young minds’ imaginations.
- Madeleine Crum’s article proposes a modern twist of a list that should be taught in high school literature classes. Will Haruki Murayami be able to replace F. Scott Fitzgerald?
- Here is the list that every book worm looks forward to, week after week. See which of the new book releases has made it to the list of the hottest and worthy titles for early October.
- David Appell’s post talks about his personal insights on the importance and the remaining value of print books over Kindles and other e-book readers.
- We finally close this round of stories with a discussion on digital and print books. In the modern age, what reasons do readers have to keep print books in circulation? Read more from the commentary, “On Papyrus.”