Completely Conspicuous

Part 1 of my conversation with guest Christian Douglass as we talk about the state of the book industry. I've also got the Bonehead of the Week and music from The Corin Tucker Band, The Raveonettes, Stars and The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion. Show notes: - Recorded in Beverly, Mass. - In this age of distraction, it's amazing that people read books at all - Christian: Education system may be to blame for lack of reading - Fiction is still a valuable commodity - Jay: Fun to see my kids get into reading - Christian: Treating reading like a workout - Multi-tasking all day makes one less inclined to read later - Authors were once treated like movie stars - "Fifty Shades of Grey" started as Twilight fan fiction - Many best-sellers are autobiographies of celebs - Christian: Historical fiction is exciting - Working on a new project, a "novel in stories" - Looking at African-Americans attracted to Russian promise of equality - Also working on novel about a murder in rural Alaska - All about plot - Success comes at the