I Gotta Go Give a Talk...

...to the Publishers Publicity Association, a group of publicists who work in and around the publishing industry. I'll be on a panel with Maud Newton and some other people, talking about this innovative new weblog format and how it can call attention to books and writers. It's a private function, but if you really want to hear what I have to say on the subject, come to the Independent and Small Book Fair this Saturday at 5 p.m., where Maud and I will be joined by my Galleycat partner, Sarah Weinman, and Melville House's Dennis Loy Johnson to answer the question "Is Blogging Dead?" Or, as the program copy touts, "Four of the freshest literary bloggers explore the evolving landscape of e-literary culture. Has blogging lost its sexy edge?" I hope not, because then I'd have to find something else to do with all those beefcake shots I had taken in anticipation of my next redesign...

Look for regular posting possibly tonight, more likely tomorrow...including some of my own holiday gift-giving suggestions!