We start off with some grim stuff this week, and then transition into what feels more hodgepodge-y and eclectic than usual. Which is pretty cool. I like it when this list feels as scattered as my mind at rest. If only because it feels like it raises the chances of you (yes, you) finding something you’d like to read…
Hope you all had a good week!
that caught my eye this week. You’ve probably seen some/most/all of them, but just in case:
Librarians, Educators Warn of ‘Organized’ Book Banning Efforts—(is it really an organized effort, or are people just lazily copying what they see on social media? Both?)
‘We’re Preparing For a Long Battle.’ Librarians Grapple With Conservatives’ Latest Efforts to Ban Books—you know, in case the PW piece wasn’t depressing enough.
Lawmakers Expand Inquiry into Library E-book Market
Spotify’s latest purchase is about becoming the place you listen to everything: Why it bought an audiobook company
How the MFA swallowed literature: On the total world-domination of workshopped fiction
The Strange History of the Worst Sentence in English Literature—About Bulwer-Lytton’s famous opening
Speaking of sentences…Simplicity or style: what makes a sentence a masterpiece?
I used to spend hours arranging my books until I realised it was a colossal waste of time and changed my ways—sure, she sounds reasonable, but…what?
The 12 Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books That You, an Adult, Should Absolutely Read—there’s some good stuff on this list, but that headline makes my blood boil. Haven’t we grown past the idea that SF/F isn’t for adults yet?
Getting It Wrong: How Thomas Perry Learned to Live With His Books’ Errors—this was a lot of fun
The Fantastical Food of Fantasy Fiction—I’m pretty sure this is a re-run, but I don’t care. It’s worth a re-read.
The tortuous literary puzzle Cain’s Jawbone has been solved for the first time since 1934—this book was recommended to me a few months back, frankly I think it’d drive me insane. Hats off to the latest victor.
The #R3COMM3ND3D2021 series over at Damp Pebbles offered up another good looking batch of recommendations this week (including one that may have made my list if I’d read it by the time I wrote mine). Check out the contributions from:
BookBlogger Els Ebraert
BookBlogger Joanne
BookBlogger Jo B
BookBlogger Emily Quinn
BookBlogger Yvonne – Me and My Books
Emma Kuyateh – Primary Teacher Bookshelf
Blogger, Reviewer, and Crime Fiction Commentator Ayo Onatade
Balancing Reading For Your Blog and Other Hobbies—Am tempted to ask, “What is this Earth thing you call, ‘Balance’?”
Why my reads are no longer 5 stars?—I get this…I’m not there, but I get this.
That I’m Excited About and/or You’ll Probably See Here Soon:
Dead Mercy by Noelle Holten—the latest gripping read in the the DC Maggie Jamieson series is out now. It can be read alone, too. I enthused about it recently
The Nutcracker by E.T.A. Hoffman—Fahrenheit Press steps away from their particular brand of noir to put out a new edition of the holiday classic. I love that cover.
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