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:
The most beautiful bookshops in the world—I’m not the traveling type, but I like pretending I’m the kind of guy who’d travel around to browse at places like this
What Happened? Banned Books in Nampa—A few weeks ago, I talked about a local bookstore’s response to a school district’s book ban. They provide an update.
How Did Shakespeare Kill (And Heal) His Characters?—I meant to include this a couple of months ago, but after seeing it again this week, I got a second chance.
From Criminal Lawyer to Criminal Writer—Nadine Matheson describes her shift from the former to the latter
Why Does It Take So Long to Publish a Book?—Lincoln Michel responds to the recent Twitter conversation about how long publishing can take
Overheard At Bookstr: Confessions Of A Bookworm
Witty & Sarcastic Book Club continues their tour of Fantasy Sub-Genres with Fantasy Focus: Historical Fantasy with these interviews:
Historical Fantasy Featuring N.C. Koussis
Historical Fantasy Featuring Angela Boord
Historical Fantasy Featuring G.M. White
Historical Fantasy Featuring J.T.T Ryder
Historical Fantasy Featuring Marian L. Thorpe
YA Fiction Snobbery Needs to Stop. Right now.—I think I’d quibble a bit with a point or two, but yeah, it needs to stop.
Why I still like using ratings (even if they’re imperfect)—Spot on.
This Week’s New Releases that I’m Excited About and/or You’ll Probably See Here Soon:
Short Tails by Spencer Quinn—a small collection of short stories featuring Chet and Bernie to tide readers over until the next novel. They look pretty fun to me.
Lastly, I’d like to say hi and extend a warm welcome to KarensWildWorld who followed the blog this week. Don’t be a stranger!
Bob Germaux
Cynthia and I spent a week in Paris to celebrate our 40th wedding anniversary in 2009, H.C., and a visit to Shakespeare and Company was a must for us (especially for this guy, who taught high school English for three decades). We just wandered around and soaked up all the “Bard” atmosphere. Pure joy. Thanks for bringing back that memory for me with the list you shared. I’d love to visit every one of those book stores!
HCNewton
That’d have to be a great experience! Color me jealous 🙂
WS_BOOKCLUB
Thank you for including my little series!
HCNewton
But of course!