Saturday Miscellany—11/6/21

that caught my eye this week. You’ve probably seen some/most/all of them, but just in case:
Justice Department Sues to Block Penguin Random House Acquisition of S&S
Self-published? No thanks.: Why do readers value ‘real’ publishing more than self publishing?—a look at the other end of the spectrum
Three Publishers Get Real About Independent Publishing: What does it take to make indie publishing work?
Redemption for Doctor Watson: Olivia Rutigliano reads the detective duo as a brilliant double-act, designed by Watson himself.—absolutely.
Twitter Is The Worst Reader—I disagree with a lot of Lee’s tweets (none cited here, I think, but other things I’ve seen), but this kind of thing is just horrible.
Why Don’t Books Have A Credits Page?—fantastic idea.
Why Cliché Is My Safe Place? Familiarity.
Fantasy Subgenres: A Plethora of Choices—An updated guide to the mini-genres in Fantasy by Witty & Sarcastic Book Club
Hopepunk, Optimism, Purity, and Futures of Hard Work by Ada Palmer—I keep seeing the label “hopepunk,” but have been too lazy to track down what it referred to–but who doesn’t want to read something hopeful? So I was very glad to see this piece this week on my feeds. An answer I didn’t have to work for! Now to I need to start reading some of this stuff, it sounds great.
5 Hopefully Not Deadly Sins of Book Blogging: It’s High Time To Confess
Damp Pebbles’ #R3COMM3ND3D is back. This yearly celebration of the best of the year is off to a great start with contributions from:
Blogger Nicki Richards
Blogger Lisa from ReadandRated
Blogger Yvonne – The Coycaterpiller Reads
Blogger Sharon Rimmelzwaan
Author Anne Coates

I’d like to say hi and extend a warm welcome to Prog.Gaming and Stephanie who followed the blog this week. Don’t be a stranger!