Morning Brief — Monday, July 7

Two days off was fun — lots o’ time to run which was good because The Coach has us on a 40 mile a week base to prep for the fall.  (And by “fall” I do, of course mean “marathons.”)

Hope everyone had a good Fourth!

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For those of you who haven’t heard, Jana Reiss is leaving Publishers Weekly.  The new religion contact is Marcia Nelson.  If you need but did not already receive the mailing address, you can contact: pwreligion[at]sbcglobal[dot]net.

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GalleyCat reports that CNBC just launched a new blog, Bullish on Books.  Gloria McDonough-Taub is looking for business books as well as tips, pitches and excerpts.

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NPR airs an interview with the founder of Bit o’ Lit, a free weekly for DC commuters.  

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Social media guru Chris Brogan posts about the process of blogging — how do you find stories to blog about?  How often do you blog?  etc.  It’s a very useful post for people who are considering blogging but who don’t know quite how to go about it.