Neal Stephenson's long-awaited and much-anticipated Anathem releases today. Here's a interesting podcast-interview of Neal talking about Anathem at Book Expo. Neal essentially says that short-attention span is no good and people need to spend more time thinking deeper about things. At least that's what I think he says...that interview was, like, really long. Hi-yo! (Want more? Amazon and YouTube have a slew of videos about Anathem's themes, origins and layout.)
One for aspiring writers: Publishers Weekly is holding a Book Publishing 101 seminar in New York on September 22nd.
Electric Velocipede is running a subscription drive. $20 gets you four issues in the U.S. $150 will get you copies of all past and future issues, and more...