Saturday Miscellany – 6/4/16

Odds ‘n ends over the week about books and reading that caught my eye. You’ve probably seen some/most/all of them (especially if you read BookRiot a lot), but just in case:

• Why teenagers are so resistant to e-readers — at least one teen’s thoughts
• Economists show that boys who grow up around books earn significantly more money as adults — feelin’ good about my boys’ future
• 4 Times Don DeLillo Predicted the Future — really, I’ll stop talking about DeLillo and his new book soon. Probably sometime after I read it.
• Goodreads Launches New Homepage — eh…less than impressed, but I don’t hate it. You?
• The Stakes of Genre Categorization — Michael R. Underwood talks about Genre Categorization and another way to go about it.
• “The Boxcar Children” and the Spirit of Capitalism — I read many of these books as a kid (several times), I never noticed what this piece from The New Yorker points out. Not sure I totally buy it, but thought it was interesting. Learned some interesting behind-the-scenes info about the books, though.
• Tor.com Publishing Acquires Three Books From Myke Cole — There is no part of this that doesn’t appeal to me.
• How I mourned my sister through the books she left behind
• The 7 Kinds of Reader I Wish I Were — Me, too
• Books & Co. – Ace Atkins — a piece on Atkins from Arizona PBS.
• Play along – Summer Book Bingo — seems like a fun way to track reading…we’ll see how it goes (but who will hear me yell out, “Bingo!” when I win?)

This Week’s New Releases I’m Excited About and/or You’ll Probably See Here Soon:
• The Cupid Reconciliation by Michael R. Underwood — The bestest
  Genrenaut story yet. I hope you all are reading this series (or at least buying them).
• We’re All Damaged by Matthew Norman — Norman’s follow-up to Domestic Violets is a strong candidate for my year-end list. Probably a stronger candidate if I ever get around to reading it. Still, it looks nice on my TBR shelf.
• The View from the Cheap Seats: Selected Nonfiction by Neil Gaiman — do I really need to say more than just the author’s name?
• Death by Cliché by Bob Defendi — “Death by Cliché is a heartwarming tale of catastrophic brain damage. Share it with someone you love. Or like. Or anyone at all. Buy the book.” The Big Idea about it.

Lastly, I’d like to say hi and thanks to Sidney (in case you’re reading this) for the very nice and helpful email this week.