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The Millions: McSweeney’s Newspaper Issue Preview
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Ghost Word: McSweeney's "newpaper" issue on San Francisco will be 380 pages
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Looking forward to getting McSweeney's San Francisco Panorama issue out next month: http://tinyurl.com/ybqb7tv 2 days ago |
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What a newspaper can be: http://bit.ly/2db1Xf (and with your help http://bit.ly/3StImL) 3 days ago |
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Hey @jonmueller - another example of when form and function match - http://www.mcsweeneys.net/SFPanoramaPR.html 4 days ago |
McSweeney’s Newspaper Issue Preview
The Millions —
McSweeney’s offers a nine-page sneak peek at its forthcoming newspaper issue.
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GalleyCatnip: Bruce Springsteen's $10 Million Advance?
mediabistro.com: GalleyCat —
... In a WowoWow interview, author Lorrie Moore confesses: "I do know a lot of writers are watching musicians and the way they’ve bypassed the sinking music industry and struck out on their own."
Entertainment Weekly landed an excerpt from "Nightlight," a Twilight parody.
In gorgeous graphs, web comic xkcd maps out character interactions from famous literary adaptations.
The new issue of McSweeney's pays homage to newspapers with "huge and luxurious broadsheet" and a ...
McSweeney's "newpaper" issue on San Francisco will be 380 pages
Ghost Word —
McSweeney’s has announced some details of its newspaper-sized edition focusing on San Francisco and northern California. The 380-page broadsheet will go on sale the first week of December and feature an investigation into the reconstruction of the Bay Bridge, the growth of pot farms in Mendocino County, a 116-page book section, a 112 page magazine and three pull out posters. Lots of well-known writers are contributing to the paper, including Stephen King, Michael Chabon, Andrew Sean Greer, Nicholson Baker, Allison Bechdel, Junot Diaz, and ...
Amazon Grant Supports Words Without Borders, Paper Prices Rising, and More
Poets & Writers - From Inspiration to Publication —
... ). Literary quarterly McSweeney’s has released a nine-page preview of its much-anticipated newspaper issue, the San Francisco Panorama , which will be distributed early next month. British printers are warning that rising paper costs will be passed on to publishers and, presumably, readers ( ...
All the News That’s Fit to Aestheticize
The Second Pass —
... Since the beginning, I’ve thought of McSweeney’s first and foremost as a great design company. Eggers, Inc. is now releasing a massive one-time newspaper called the San Francisco Panorama. It looks stunning. Not sure how it’s supposed to make the newspaper business feel any better, though. Not exactly a feasible model . . . ...
A NEWSPAPER MODEL FROM MCSWEENEY'S
Moreintelligentlife.com —
... matter to you. And you’d never be exposed to anything else.” Villalon hopes some newspapers will be inspired by this experiment. “Give value to people who are willing to spend a little more to get the newspaper," he says. "You don’t have to break the news right away. You can give people the bigger picture—the story behind the story. What we’re saying is play to your strengths and understand your audience." The San Francisco Panorama will be available for purchase online and at select ...
The McSweeney’s Effect
Mark Athitakis' American Fiction Notes —
... toward the publication I used to, I’m still skeptical about their offerings, especially their books. Of course, I’m also still going to buy that newspaper issue, but you’ll notice that the PR page doesn’t stress the amazing-unknown-writers angle; the issue’s innovation is its design, not its corralling of lesser-known writers. ...
sunday salon: the san francisco panorama
Nonsuch Book —
... (Dave Egger's small literary magazine turned independent publisher that embraces whimsy, well-chosen words, fine design and nuttiness) to say that this need not be. There is room for both print and internet publications, but the newspaper must do what the internet cannot if it wants a seat at the table. To illustrate their point, next month they are publishing a one-shot deal newspaper, The San Francisco Panorama. A "huge and luxurious broadsheet," the Panorama has brought together the work of the best designers, writers and artists of all kinds. Just check ...
