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(They can. Get ready education publishers!) <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100806070009/http://ow.ly/2lK2l" class="tweet-url web" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://ow.ly/2lK2l</a></span> </span> <span class="meta entry-meta" data="{}"> <a class="entry-date" rel="bookmark" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100806070009/https://twitter.com/roncharles/status/20424318311"> <span class="published timestamp" data="{time:'Fri Aug 06 00:25:02 +0000 2010'}">about 7 hours ago</span></a> <span>via <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100806070009/http://www.hootsuite.com/" rel="nofollow">HootSuite</a></span> </span> <ul class="meta-data clearfix"> </ul> </span> </li> <li class="hentry u-roncharles status" id="status_20419517422"> <span class="status-body"> <span class="status-content"> <span class="entry-content">@<a class="tweet-url username" href="/web/20100806070009/https://twitter.com/LBinBH2O" rel="nofollow">LBinBH2O</a> I know! I held the book up alongside his Kindle & for a moment I think he thought I was a kook, but then he burst out laughing.</span> </span> <span class="meta entry-meta" data="{}"> <a class="entry-date" rel="bookmark" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100806070009/https://twitter.com/roncharles/status/20419517422"> <span class="published timestamp" data="{time:'Thu Aug 05 23:15:01 +0000 2010'}">about 8 hours ago</span></a> <span>via <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100806070009/http://www.hootsuite.com/" rel="nofollow">HootSuite</a></span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100806070009/https://twitter.com/LBinBH2O/status/20419100212">in reply to LBinBH2O</a></span> <ul class="meta-data clearfix"> </ul> </span> </li> <li class="hentry u-roncharles status" id="status_20418947448"> <span class="status-body"> <span class="status-content"> <span class="entry-content">Funny preview of future, which is now: I'm holding new paperback of Jim Lynch's BORDER SONGS; man next to me on subway reading it on Kindle.</span> </span> <span class="meta entry-meta" data="{}"> <a class="entry-date" rel="bookmark" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100806070009/https://twitter.com/roncharles/status/20418947448"> <span class="published timestamp" data="{time:'Thu Aug 05 23:06:13 +0000 2010'}">about 8 hours ago</span></a> <span>via <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100806070009/http://www.tinytwitter.com/" rel="nofollow">TinyTwitter</a></span> </span> <ul class="meta-data clearfix"> </ul> </span> </li> <li class="hentry u-roncharles status" id="status_20414809953"> <span class="status-body"> <span class="status-content"> <span class="entry-content">"To conceive of a world w/out physical books is to conceive of a world diminished. Less cluttered, but less fun": <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100806070009/http://ow.ly/2lEYj" class="tweet-url web" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://ow.ly/2lEYj</a> <a href="/web/20100806070009/https://twitter.com/search?q=%23ebooks" title="#ebooks" class="tweet-url hashtag" rel="nofollow">#ebooks</a></span> </span> <span class="meta entry-meta" data="{}"> <a class="entry-date" rel="bookmark" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100806070009/https://twitter.com/roncharles/status/20414809953"> <span class="published timestamp" data="{time:'Thu Aug 05 20:35:02 +0000 2010'}">about 10 hours ago</span></a> <span>via <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100806070009/http://www.hootsuite.com/" rel="nofollow">HootSuite</a></span> </span> <ul class="meta-data clearfix"> </ul> </span> </li> <li class="hentry u-roncharles status" id="status_20414077045"> <span class="status-body"> <span class="status-content"> <span class="entry-content">@<a class="tweet-url username" href="/web/20100806070009/https://twitter.com/NewsHour" rel="nofollow">NewsHour</a> A couple of our local bureaus have been knocked out too.</span> </span> <span class="meta entry-meta" data="{}"> <a class="entry-date" rel="bookmark" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100806070009/https://twitter.com/roncharles/status/20414077045"> <span class="published timestamp" data="{time:'Thu Aug 05 20:21:43 +0000 2010'}">about 11 hours ago</span></a> <span>via <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100806070009/http://www.hootsuite.com/" rel="nofollow">HootSuite</a></span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100806070009/https://twitter.com/NewsHour/status/20414004444">in reply to NewsHour</a></span> <ul class="meta-data clearfix"> </ul> </span> </li> <li class="hentry u-roncharles status" id="status_20411157776"> <span class="status-body"> <span class="status-content"> <span class="entry-content">135 years after Bell filed his patent, why are people still screaming into their phones like they're using cups tied together w/ string?</span> </span> <span class="meta entry-meta" data="{}"> <a class="entry-date" rel="bookmark" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100806070009/https://twitter.com/roncharles/status/20411157776"> <span class="published timestamp" data="{time:'Thu Aug 05 19:29:32 +0000 2010'}">about 12 hours ago</span></a> <span>via <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100806070009/http://www.hootsuite.com/" rel="nofollow">HootSuite</a></span> </span> <ul class="meta-data clearfix"> </ul> </span> </li> <li class="hentry u-roncharles status" id="status_20409216250"> <span class="status-body"> <span class="status-content"> <span class="entry-content">@<a class="tweet-url username" href="/web/20100806070009/https://twitter.com/lauriemuchnick" rel="nofollow">lauriemuchnick</a> Excellent idea......</span> </span> <span class="meta entry-meta" data="{}"> <a class="entry-date" rel="bookmark" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100806070009/https://twitter.com/roncharles/status/20409216250"> <span class="published timestamp" data="{time:'Thu Aug 05 18:55:35 +0000 2010'}">about 12 hours ago</span></a> <span>via <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100806070009/http://www.hootsuite.com/" rel="nofollow">HootSuite</a></span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100806070009/https://twitter.com/lauriemuchnick/status/20407426256">in reply to lauriemuchnick</a></span> <ul class="meta-data clearfix"> </ul> </span> </li> <li class="hentry u-roncharles status" id="status_20407325451"> <span class="status-body"> <span class="status-content"> <span class="entry-content">Food section next door has all the fun: One of their writers is opening huge FedEx packages full of freshly picked watermelons. <a href="/web/20100806070009/https://twitter.com/search?q=%23jealous" title="#jealous" class="tweet-url hashtag" rel="nofollow">#jealous</a></span> </span> <span class="meta entry-meta" data="{}"> <a class="entry-date" rel="bookmark" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100806070009/https://twitter.com/roncharles/status/20407325451"> <span class="published timestamp" data="{time:'Thu Aug 05 18:22:50 +0000 2010'}">about 13 hours ago</span></a> <span>via <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100806070009/http://www.hootsuite.com/" rel="nofollow">HootSuite</a></span> </span> <ul class="meta-data clearfix"> </ul> </span> </li> <li class="hentry u-roncharles status" id="status_20400489297"> <span class="status-body"> <span class="status-content"> <span class="entry-content">Review of Karl Marlantes's MATTERHORN raises interesting questions about how much literature can reform humanity: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100806070009/http://ow.ly/2loaT" class="tweet-url web" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://ow.ly/2loaT</a></span> </span> <span class="meta entry-meta" data="{}"> <a class="entry-date" rel="bookmark" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100806070009/https://twitter.com/roncharles/status/20400489297"> <span class="published timestamp" data="{time:'Thu Aug 05 16:35:04 +0000 2010'}">about 14 hours ago</span></a> <span>via <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100806070009/http://www.hootsuite.com/" rel="nofollow">HootSuite</a></span> </span> <ul class="meta-data clearfix"> </ul> </span> </li> <li class="hentry u-roncharles status" id="status_20392197555"> <span class="status-body"> <span class="status-content"> <span class="entry-content">V cool: top 10 graphic design books: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100806070009/http://ow.ly/2lo5a" class="tweet-url web" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://ow.ly/2lo5a</a> <a href="/web/20100806070009/https://twitter.com/search?q=%23graphicdesign" title="#graphicdesign" class="tweet-url hashtag" rel="nofollow">#graphicdesign</a></span> </span> <span class="meta entry-meta" data="{}"> <a class="entry-date" rel="bookmark" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100806070009/https://twitter.com/roncharles/status/20392197555"> <span class="published timestamp" data="{time:'Thu Aug 05 14:35:13 +0000 2010'}">about 16 hours ago</span></a> <span>via <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100806070009/http://www.hootsuite.com/" rel="nofollow">HootSuite</a></span> </span> <ul class="meta-data clearfix"> </ul> </span> </li> <li class="hentry u-roncharles status" id="status_20391920784"> <span class="status-body"> <span class="status-content"> <span class="entry-content">@<a class="tweet-url username" href="/web/20100806070009/https://twitter.com/MadcapPen" rel="nofollow">MadcapPen</a> And remember, we're getting 150 books a day but review only 15 a week. The odds of ANYBODY getting reviewed are bad.</span> </span> <span class="meta entry-meta" data="{}"> <a class="entry-date" rel="bookmark" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100806070009/https://twitter.com/roncharles/status/20391920784"> <span class="published timestamp" data="{time:'Thu Aug 05 14:31:07 +0000 2010'}">about 16 hours ago</span></a> <span>via <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100806070009/http://www.tinytwitter.com/" rel="nofollow">TinyTwitter</a></span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100806070009/https://twitter.com/MadcapPen/status/20390081575">in reply to MadcapPen</a></span> <ul class="meta-data clearfix"> </ul> </span> </li> <li class="hentry u-roncharles status" id="status_20391664091"> <span class="status-body"> <span class="status-content"> <span class="entry-content">@<a class="tweet-url username" href="/web/20100806070009/https://twitter.com/MadcapPen" rel="nofollow">MadcapPen</a> Alas, that won't help. Just have your publisher send galley 2 months before pub w punchy cover letter. Then wait & hope.</span> </span> <span class="meta entry-meta" data="{}"> <a class="entry-date" rel="bookmark" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100806070009/https://twitter.com/roncharles/status/20391664091"> <span class="published timestamp" data="{time:'Thu Aug 05 14:27:26 +0000 2010'}">about 17 hours ago</span></a> <span>via <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100806070009/http://www.tinytwitter.com/" rel="nofollow">TinyTwitter</a></span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100806070009/https://twitter.com/MadcapPen/status/20390081575">in reply to MadcapPen</a></span> <ul class="meta-data clearfix"> </ul> </span> </li> <li class="hentry u-roncharles status" id="status_20388153219"> <span class="status-body"> <span class="status-content"> <span class="entry-content">More important news: Big Brother contestants give up their Miss Havisham wedding-dress-endurance contest: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100806070009/http://ow.ly/2lo2d" class="tweet-url web" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://ow.ly/2lo2d</a> <a href="/web/20100806070009/https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Dickens" title="#Dickens" class="tweet-url hashtag" rel="nofollow">#Dickens</a></span> </span> <span class="meta entry-meta" data="{}"> <a class="entry-date" rel="bookmark" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100806070009/https://twitter.com/roncharles/status/20388153219"> <span class="published timestamp" data="{time:'Thu Aug 05 13:35:03 +0000 2010'}">about 17 hours ago</span></a> <span>via <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100806070009/http://www.hootsuite.com/" rel="nofollow">HootSuite</a></span> </span> <ul class="meta-data clearfix"> </ul> </span> </li> <li class="hentry u-roncharles status" id="status_20384336934"> <span class="status-body"> <span class="status-content"> <span class="entry-content">EastEnders star Tanya Franks reads 1,600-year-old sex manual KAMA SUTRA for audio book: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100806070009/http://ow.ly/2lnX9" class="tweet-url web" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://ow.ly/2lnX9</a> "It's a complete philosophy."</span> </span> <span class="meta entry-meta" data="{}"> <a class="entry-date" rel="bookmark" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100806070009/https://twitter.com/roncharles/status/20384336934"> <span class="published timestamp" data="{time:'Thu Aug 05 12:35:04 +0000 2010'}">about 18 hours ago</span></a> <span>via <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100806070009/http://www.hootsuite.com/" rel="nofollow">HootSuite</a></span> </span> <ul class="meta-data clearfix"> </ul> </span> </li> <li class="hentry u-roncharles status" id="status_20382440055"> <span class="status-body"> <span class="status-content"> <span class="entry-content">Excuse me: The man on this morning's Today Show is an alleged bigamist, who denies the charge.</span> </span> <span class="meta entry-meta" data="{}"> <a class="entry-date" rel="bookmark" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100806070009/https://twitter.com/roncharles/status/20382440055"> <span class="published timestamp" data="{time:'Thu Aug 05 12:02:26 +0000 2010'}">about 19 hours ago</span></a> <span>via web</span> </span> <ul class="meta-data clearfix"> </ul> </span> </li> <li class="hentry u-roncharles status" id="status_20311141276"> <span class="status-body"> <span class="status-content"> <span class="entry-content">@<a class="tweet-url username" href="/web/20100806070009/https://twitter.com/thebookmaven" rel="nofollow">thebookmaven</a> But wait a minute, that's what you wore when we met up at Starbucks.</span> </span> <span class="meta entry-meta" data="{}"> <a class="entry-date" rel="bookmark" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100806070009/https://twitter.com/roncharles/status/20311141276"> <span class="published timestamp" data="{time:'Wed Aug 04 15:09:33 +0000 2010'}">8:09 AM Aug 4th</span></a> <span>via <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100806070009/http://www.hootsuite.com/" rel="nofollow">HootSuite</a></span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100806070009/https://twitter.com/thebookmaven/status/20310659654">in reply to thebookmaven</a></span> <ul class="meta-data clearfix"> </ul> </span> </li> <li class="hentry u-roncharles status" id="status_20311107620"> <span class="status-body"> <span class="status-content"> <span class="entry-content">@<a class="tweet-url username" href="/web/20100806070009/https://twitter.com/Weegee" rel="nofollow">Weegee</a> So my 1st instinct was self-preservation & yours was self-improvement. Probably a life lesson there....</span> </span> <span class="meta entry-meta" data="{}"> <a class="entry-date" rel="bookmark" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100806070009/https://twitter.com/roncharles/status/20311107620"> <span class="published timestamp" data="{time:'Wed Aug 04 15:09:05 +0000 2010'}">8:09 AM Aug 4th</span></a> <span>via <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100806070009/http://www.hootsuite.com/" rel="nofollow">HootSuite</a></span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100806070009/https://twitter.com/Weegee/status/20310575853">in reply to Weegee</a></span> <ul class="meta-data clearfix"> </ul> </span> </li> <li class="hentry u-roncharles status" id="status_20310205757"> <span class="status-body"> <span class="status-content"> <span class="entry-content">@<a class="tweet-url username" href="/web/20100806070009/https://twitter.com/thebookmaven" rel="nofollow">thebookmaven</a> So sweet. If I could "follow" you all over again, I would....</span> </span> <span class="meta entry-meta" data="{}"> <a class="entry-date" rel="bookmark" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100806070009/https://twitter.com/roncharles/status/20310205757"> <span class="published timestamp" data="{time:'Wed Aug 04 14:56:08 +0000 2010'}">7:56 AM Aug 4th</span></a> <span>via <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100806070009/http://www.hootsuite.com/" rel="nofollow">HootSuite</a></span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100806070009/https://twitter.com/thebookmaven/status/20309963747">in reply to thebookmaven</a></span> <ul class="meta-data clearfix"> </ul> </span> </li> <li class="hentry u-roncharles status" id="status_20309904046"> <span class="status-body"> <span class="status-content"> <span class="entry-content">@<a class="tweet-url username" href="/web/20100806070009/https://twitter.com/Weegee" rel="nofollow">Weegee</a> At ate 4, seeing the King of the Elephants turn green & die turned me off mushrooms for 30 years.</span> </span> <span class="meta entry-meta" data="{}"> <a class="entry-date" rel="bookmark" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100806070009/https://twitter.com/roncharles/status/20309904046"> <span class="published timestamp" data="{time:'Wed Aug 04 14:51:50 +0000 2010'}">7:51 AM Aug 4th</span></a> <span>via <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100806070009/http://www.hootsuite.com/" rel="nofollow">HootSuite</a></span> </span> <ul class="meta-data clearfix"> </ul> </span> </li> </ol> <div id="pagination"> <a href="/web/20100806070009/https://twitter.com/roncharles?max_id=20428084638&page=2&twttr=true" class="round more" id="more" rel="next">more</a> </div> </div> </div> </td> <td id="side_base" class="column round-right"> <div id="side"> <div id="profile" class="section profile-side"> <span class="section-links"> </span> <address> <ul class="about vcard entry-author"> <li><span class="label">Name</span> <span class="fn">Ron Charles</span></li> <li><span class="label">Location</span> <span class="adr">Washington, DC</span></li> <li><span class="label">Web</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100806070009/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/linkset/2005/12/12/LI2005121200902.html" class="url" rel="me nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.washin...</a></li> <li id="bio"><span class="label">Bio</span> <span class="bio">Washington Post Book World, Fiction Editor and weekly critic. 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