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:
- Pulp Friction: If Barnes & Noble goes out of business, it’ll be a disaster for book lovers. — well, this is depressing
- Library Of Congress Collection Of “Profoundly Influential” American Books Is Eclectic, But Not All That Diverse — very interesting list, even if you’re not ga-ga over the post’s take on it.
- Women Are Writing the Best Crime Novels: They don’t seem to believe in heroes as much as their male counterparts, which in some ways makes their storytelling a better fit for the times. — huh
- 11 Great Publisher Names and Where they Came From — another piece this week where the title says it all, what am I supposed to do with these?
- 7 Geeky Love Stories That Prove Nerd Love Is The Best Love — basically, a shopping list for my daughter.
- Cover Reveal: Children of the Different — Friend of the Blog, S. C. Flynn, is one step closer to releasing his first novel by revealing his cover. I don’t know what I expected it to look like, but it wasn’t this — this is so much better.
- The Ultimate Reader’s Guide to Whiskey — infographic for the week. Very handy.
- This Week’s New Releases I’m Excited About and/or You’ll Probably See Here Soon:
- The Pursuit by Janet Evanovich & Lee Goldberg — The 5th installment in the Fox and O’Hare series. It’s one of the most entertaining series going, and I can’t imagine that this is anything but good.
- Play Nice by Michael Guillebeau — how do you not want to read something described as “an Elmore Leonard-style Nancy Drew story”?
- Waypoint Kangaroo by Curtis C. Chen — a thriller with SF elements and a sense of humor. Sounds Perfect.
- New Pompeii by Daniel Godfrey — killer concept.
Lastly, I’d like to say hi and thanks to bensbitterblog and Karen for the feedback — I really appreciate that.
Bookstooge
Actually, if B&N goes down, it is simply reaping what it sowed years ago when it moved in, threw its weight around and put all the little bookshops out of business. I WILL gloat, thank you very much. Ha.
I also think that the writer of the article has way too much faith in the BPH’s as the gatekeepers of our culture. That is just so much bantha fodder. And I’ll end now before I go all “ranty” over articles like that 🙂 Sorry.
HCNewton
No need to apologize! I do think it’s a little doom and gloom-y, but after reading what happened to some mid-list authors after Borders died, I do think there’s something to this (as much as B&N may deserve it)
S. C. Flynn
Thanks for the mention and appreciation of the cover