Ebooks are not ‘stupid’ – they’re a revolution – I’ve been thinking a lot about the excellent comments to Monday’s news post, and in particular the interview with Hachette CEO Arnaud Nourry, and I think this response from author Erin Kelly echoes a lot of the points you all ... more >
50+ anticipated books for 2017 – Vulture has released two lists of anticipated books for 2017, 25 books across genres (linked above) and 33 Science Fiction and Fantasy novels (hey, Verge, where’s the Romance???), including Tolkien’s Beren and Luthien, a newly discovered Michael Chrichton novel (Dragon Teeth), N.K. Jemisin’s The Stone, Teju Cole’s Blind Spot, Jesmyn Ward’s Sing, Unburied, ... more >
A Reading Resolution – Interesting post on the unexpected pleasures of reading books we wouldn’t necessarily choose for ourselves or even think would be interesting. In an ever-increasing field of options, it’s often easier to narrow rather than broaden our literary horizons, especially when we enjoy the dilemma of so much information ... more >
Only one book has made the Amazon Top 10 every year for the past decade – I did not expect this one, but after reading the article, I get it. Hint: it’s nonfiction. I have removed any identifying information from the description below so you can see the results for yourself. ... more >
Natashia Deón may be the hardest-working debut novelist in Los Angeles – A really compelling interview with Déon, who started out as a corporate lawyer, and who now works as a novelist, attorney, and law professor, and who also founded something called “the Dirty Laundry Lit reading series, which is equal ... more >
Meet Netflix’s “Juicers”: People Who Get Paid to Watch TV – It shouldn’t be a surprise that Netflix utilizes people to help them understand what paying viewers want, but it may be surprising to learn that some of these folks – referred to as “juicers,” are suing Netflix in two separate class ... more >