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:
Secondhand book sales are booming. Is it because of AI?
Tracking the Tide of Language Change—I’m not sure I completely follow this (need more detail), but this is pretty cool. Part 1 of the interview with Bryan A. Garner, Are You an Informed Prescriptivist? is also worth the time.
“POP!” It’s the funniest crime novel of the year. And maybe the most bitter.—Nick Kolakowski gives a one paragraph review that concinves me to pick up the book and then posts an interview with the author, Angel Luis Colón, that solidifies that idea.
Standup Comedian imagines a conversation between William Faulkner and Cormac McCarthy.
Indie Features: Science Fiction—Cozy with Books kicks off new series of posts.
Omaha Public Library’s Museum of Forgotten Bookmarks is just great.
Nearby Garden City library brings you a Private tour of Garden City Public Library with James Patterson!
My favorite sentence/passage/phrase (or two) that I read this week:
“None of this made sense, but we were alive, for now at least, and we had each other, and that was something.”—The Dungeon Anarchist’s Cookbook by Matt Dinniman
To help talk about backlist titles (and just for fun), What Was I Talking About 10 Years Ago This Week?
One of the Few by Jason B. Ladd
Chasing Freedom by Marina Fontaine
The Phantom Tollbooth (Audiobook) by Norton Juster, Norman Dietz
Hammered (Audiobook) by Kevin Hearne, Luke Daniels
And I mentioned the releases of: Rise the Dark by Michael Koryta; Dead to Rites by Ari Marmell; The Eternity Fund by Liz Monument; and Invasive by Chuck Wendig
This Week’s New Releases that I’m Excited About and/or You’ll Probably See Here Soon:
Pop! by Angel Luis Colón—”a deliciously dark and funny organized crime thriller for every assistant who’s wished they could take out their incompetent boss”
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