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 many books Americans own — and how they organize them—fun with statistics (which is good, because what those stats represent isn’t so fun)
A New Fantasy and a 20th Anniversary for Christopher Paolini—I didn’t read past Eragon (but had one kid who got obsessed). But it’s hard to deny the impact he had.
Addicted to Scarcity—Book Publishing’s Retail Price Problem
A Big Year for Little Golden Book Bios—(not the point, but some of these look really cute)
Q&A: Bruce Borgos, Author of ‘The Bitter Past’
Magic to Serve, Not Solve, a Story: KJ Dell’Antonia on Magical Rules in Literature
How Do You Manage Reading Expectations?
This Week’s New Releases that I’m Excited About and/or You’ll Probably See Here Soon:
The Innocent Sleep by Seanan McGuire—the 18th Toby Daye novel gives Tybalt’s perspective on recent events. Given that we know how things go after reading the 17th novel, I’m curious about how this will keep my attention (but assume it will)
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