July 21 global chatcast—with free ‘Scandals’ MP3s for the blind and other print-challenged people
The Solomon Scandals will be featured on July 21 at 9 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time in a global chatcast hosted
Author: David Rothman
David Rothman is the founder and publisher of the TeleRead e-book site and cofounder of LibraryEndowment.org. He is also author of Drone Child: A Novel of War, Family, and Survival. Other books are The Solomon Scandals novel and six tech-related books on topics ranging from the Internet to laptops. Passionate on digital divide issues, he is now pushing for the creation of a national digital library endowment.
Truman dog quote mystery: Help for me from ex-Senator, but still no solution
Update: I’ve now traced the quote to a Reagan Administration official, who, however, can’t recall where he heard it. See
‘Solomon Scandals’ in Fairfax County (VA) library podcast
I’m a big booster of public libraries, and The Solomon Scandals reflects that. Wendy Blevin, the gossip columnist, is a
Scandals and the Internet—or lack of it
The Detroit Free Press and the rival News decided to print home-delivery editions just three days a week. Competition from
Washington novels: A few uppity observations, plus a guide to D.C. fiction guides
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The Skyline collapse—and property rights vs. human life
Scandals at one level is a beach read, a mix of a thriller and novel of manners. But at another,
The Watergate editor and the society legend: A loving look at them by their son who lives ‘A Different Life’
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Last hurrah for newspaper movies? ‘State of Play’ opens this week
Well, for an opener, State of Play is a variant on His Girl Friday in a one way at least.
Lobbyists profiting off stimulus package
In The Solomon Scandals, reporter Jon Stone’s father works for a lobbying and PR firm in Washington. Among its clients?
David Rothman at Large 