Odds ‘n ends over the week about books and reading that caught my eye. You’ve probably seen some/most/all of them, but just in case:
- Don’t Blame Amazon For Dumbing Down Literature — I know a few of you took umbrage with the Le Guin piece I posted last week. Stephen L. Carter (among others) did, too. Here’s his response.
- Can Reading Make You Happier? — This New Yorker piece takes a stab at that question
- How the Modern Detective Novel Was Born — Edwards’ article whets the appetite for the book on the same subject
- A Crib Sheet of Classic Literary References — handy little list from the B&N Blog
- Let’s Talk Numbers: Reader Retention Rates Across a Series — Rachel Aaron/Rachel Bach and her husband get all analytical about sales numbers for series.
- Rowling Reveals U.S. Version Of Wizards’ School — yeah, this is pretty empty, really — just buzz for the upcoming flick. But hey…it’s nice to know she thought of us.
- Tufa Tales: Appalachian Fae — an album inspired by the great Tufa novels by Alex Bledsoe (probably see a post about the new novel next week, if I can allow myself to finish it — I sort of never want the book to end)
- I didn’t notice any New Release this week that really piqued my interest. Next week looks good, though.
Lastly, I’d like to say hi and welcome to Never let the truth get in the way of a good story for following the booklikes version of the blog this week.
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