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:

  • Because the stories about this novel aren’t going to stop anytime soon: Harper Lee ‘hurt and humiliated’ by Mockingbird sequel controversy — I’d feel better about this if it wasn’t the lawyer at the center of this doing the talking.
  • Bosch started streaming on Amazon yesterday, at the time of this writing I’ve seen 4 episodes. They’re not perfect, but I’m really enjoying them. Because of the premier, my social media has been filled with articles, promotions, etc. about the actors, characters for the last couple of weeks. I’m only going to share this one, where Titus Welliver, the star, talks about the character.
  • Tor.com announced last year that they’re getting into “publishing the best novellas and short novels from emerging writers as well as established authors.” This week, the initial list of this line was announced. Some really appetizing things here.
  • Michael R. Underwood, a favorite around these parts, announced his new novella series Genrenauts as part of Tor.com’s project.
  • io9 had a story about this, too: Tor.com Explains Why Novellas Are The Future Of Publishing. I loved this line, “When the book wars sweep across the galaxy, and the blood of publishers runs down the gutters of every interstellar metropolis, the resource we fight for will not be paper, or ink, or even money. It will be time.”

    This Week’s New Release that You’ll Probably See Here Soon:

  • Deadly Spells by Jaye Wells — the third in Prospero’s War series.

Lastly, I’d like to say hi and welcome to the alchemist for following the blog this week.