Good news for the book

Started my first day at the Columbia Publishing Course, which is shaping up to look uber-intense but equally exciting. The first three hours were taken by Little, Brown publisher Michael Pietsch, whose enthusiasm for the future of paper publishing in the face of such advances as Kindle and other e-readers was inspiring. His belief in "the essential writerliness of this generation," thanks to internet advances which have made every young person a reader and writer, instilled a sense of pride throughout the 100-student lecture hall. Not that I wasn't already on board, but it's certainly nice to hear your life's dream is maybe, possibly not so doomed after all.