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:
- Winnie-the-Pooh at 90: still the best bear in all the world — a little something light to kick things off this week — but really, was there any doubt that he’s still “the best”?
- The day we knew that people don’t care about books anymore — So, Quartz doesn’t seem to like newest winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature (can’t disagree too much).
- Is Social Media Toxic to Writing?: What happens when a debut author won’t join social media? — makes sense to me — but man, what horrible effect on their marketing.
- Study shows books can bring Republicans and Democrats together — not crazy about some of the details here, but I dig the overall idea
- The Funniest Living Writers Choose the Funniest Books in the World — Great results, fun process, and a nifty infographic-y feel to the presentation.
- 11 Things Booksellers Would Like You To Know
- There was only one New Release this week that grabbed me — and I’ve already read it. My TBR list doesn’t grow — phew!:
- Genrenauts: The Complete Season One Collection by Michael R. Underwood — Probably the last time I talk about this series for a while, but let me tell you one more time that the Genrenaut series is great and you should be reading it — now in one handy and cheaper edition — no more waiting between episodes. Get ’em all at once.
Bookstooge
To say that I’m not too happy with the Nobel Prize for Lit is an understatement. I’ve kept pretty quiet about it, so as not to rain others’ parades, but my spleen peeps out in little comments like this one 🙂
HCNewton
I hear ya…honestly, I don’t typically care about the Prize. but this one seems to be an insult.
doddyaboutbooks
Completely agree!! What the hell?