Anyone else use Evernote? If so, is it working for you? Everything I’ve tried to do with it today has failed–which really concerns me, as every non-published thing I have in the works is saved there. I had to assemble this in Notepad of all things.

That’s not what we’re here for today (but seriously, if you are an Evernote user, speak up if you’re having issues, too)…let’s get on with the Miscellany.

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:
bullet Why Indie Bookstore matter, especially on Prime Day—sure, Prime Day is over, but this still applies. (It’s also focused on one indie store in particular, but I’m willing to bet most of it applies to your local store)
bullet The Merch-ification of Book Publishing: BookTok and Bookstagram have given rise to a new form of book publicity. Is it tearing the literary community apart? asks Esquire
bullet Inspiration and Mrs. Plansky’s Revenge by Spencer Quinn!—a quick and fun essay
bullet How Literature Lasts (and Popular Myths of Popularity): On what books remain, fade, or return
bullet BOOKS ACROSS AMERICA: a documentary—”Prepare for the craziest literary road trip of your life. Books Across America is an upcoming documentary following one intrepid young writer as he travels to 50 states, reads 50 books, and interviews 50 authors—all in 50 days.” Sounds intriguing, right? The Kickstarter’s live now to get this made. (although, I have to admit that I’ve never heard of the Idaho author until now).
bullet Read the very first reviews of To Kill a Mockingbird.—In honor of the 63rd anniversary of this classic, LitHub posted excerpts from early reviews.
bullet Garland County Library hosted Author Talk: Eli Cranor this week, and it was a great conversation. I love being able to watch/participate in something like this from Arkansas from my desk in Idaho.
bullet A Parent’s Guide to Your Teenager’s Linguistic Distillation of Classic AP Lit Titles—from McSweeny’s
bullet How Many Genres Is Too Many?—Molly Templeton talks microgenre, categories, and the like.
bullet What I’d Like to See from the New Narnia Film Adaptations—I’d personally prefer a “one-book-a-season” series to a film, but am in lockstep with everything else Krysta wishes for here.
bullet Why DNF’ing a book Is Actually Good For You!

This Week’s New Releases that I’m Excited About and/or You’ll Probably See Here Soon:
bullet Fearless by M.W. Craven—I loved this debut of a Reacher-esque character who is literally incapable of feeling fear, and I’m looking forward to reading him for years to come. You can read more of my gushing here.
bullet Sleepless City by Reed Farrel Coleman—Coleman’s new series about the cop called into “fix” sticky situations for the NYPD also has me ready for a long-term relationship. It’s a great ride, as I try to describe here.

Meme Showing Distraught Woman with the caption: I Have No Books To Read Except Books in my House, library, boostore, and Kindle