Saturday Miscellany—2/11/23

I didn’t have a lot of time on the InterWebs this week, which leads to a small miscellany. ¯_ (ツ)_/¯ C’est la vie. But I did enjoy these pieces and think you will, too.

No New Releases caught my eye this week, which is good—I am literally 2+ weeks behind this year (and it’s the second week of February!!!), I don’t need the temptation.

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:
Banning books in the land of the free
What books hate most in readers.—I can’t read the story this is in response to (but the headline and subtitle make me think I’d have enjoyed it), but this is a fun post.
Can Detective Novels Withstand the Moonlighting Curse?—Seasonally appropriate, even if I dispute the existence of said curse.
The Many Levels of Mystery: ‘Whodunnit?’ to ‘Whydunnit?’ and Beyond (this is about much more than mystery or crime writing)
Reading Ireland Month is Coming—If I’ve heard of this before, I’ve completely forgotten it. Sounds like a fun idea. Head on over to 746 Books to check it out.
For the love of wild romance—Outside of the lack of Eames-appreciation, the only things wrong with this post is that it isn’t longer and published somewhere more eyeballs won’t land on it.
Let people enjoy their books how they see fit—it’s truly ridiculous that this needs to be said. But since it does (repeatedly), at least it’s said well.
5 Misconceptions About YA

The kind of activity by a Publisher (Indie or not, but an Indie has more freedom to do) that deserves attention:
We don’t want your money honey. Seriously, we don’t.—Fahrenheit Press points to some great charities to help earthquake victims in Syria & Turkey and will be donating all profits from their store this weekend, too.