PETRONA: Ghost in the machine

24 October 2007

Ghost in the machine

Link: Chark Blog - Putting on the agony.

Some gremlins at Macmillans have transiently revived the Chark Blog (see link above).

"So he’s had a stylish journey through the publishing terrain
And now his time is over, it is really quite a shame.
But Harry’s waved his wand and Bloomsbury’s balance sheet beguiles,
He’ll spend a lot of money, but he’ll do it all in style."

24 Oct 2007 21:11:00 | Publishing

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