Saturday Miscellany—3/19/22

Odds ‘n ends about books and reading that caught my eye this week. You’ve probably seen some/most/all of them, but just in case:
How It Felt to Have My Novel Stolen—Peter C. Baker talks about being the victim of a manuscript thief
How to write an audiobook—Rob Parker discusses his approach to writing for an audio-first format.
The best books for people who love sweet old dogs—because I needed more books about dogs in my life? I think I’m going to have to get all of these…(Hat-tip: David Rosenfelt)
Hardcover.app—is a new Goodreads competitor, anyone else try it?
Booktuber, Shelf Centered, provides a through, in-depth, and definitive answer to the question: Do Audiobooks COUNT as Reading?—hopefully the debate is over now.
I’ve been enjoying this series on Before We Go Blog, The Books That Made Us, this week had a couple of entries that really resonated with me: Time of the Twins (Dragonlance Legends) by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman and As I lay Dying by William Faulkner.
New is Not Always Better- Hollywood’s Butchery of Good Stories
How to Read More—Kopratic shares some tips that you probably haven’t seen before

A Book-ish Related Podcast episode (or two) you might want to give a listen to:
TFTB Ep.34: A Conversation with John Scalzi

This Week’s New Releases that I’m Excited About and/or You’ll Probably See Here Soon:
The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi—”Jamie Gray is stuck as a dead-end driver for food delivery apps. That is, until Jamie makes a delivery to an old acquaintance, Tom, who works at what he calls “an animal rights organization.” Tom’s team needs a last-minute grunt to handle things on their next field visit. Jamie, eager to do anything, immediately signs on.” He’s not told that the animals are Kaiju, and, well…trouble ensues
The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd—is one of those that I can’t think of a way to compress the synopsis into a sentence or two. Just click the link, looks like a lot of fun.
Under Lock & Skeleton Key by Gigi Pandian—a strange, locked-room style mystery
Blessed Are the Bank Robbers: The True Adventures of an Evangelical Outlaw by Chas Smith—the true story of a bank robber reared and enmeshed in Southern California’s Evangelical subculture.