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that caught my eye this week. You’ve probably seen some/most/all of them, but just in case:
Justice Department Sues to Block Penguin Random House Acquisition of S&S
Self-published? No thanks.: Why do readers value ‘real’ publishing more than self publishing?—a look at the other end of the spectrum
Three Publishers Get Real About Independent Publishing: What does it take to make indie publishing work?
Redemption for Doctor Watson: Olivia Rutigliano reads the detective duo as a brilliant double-act, designed by Watson himself.—absolutely.
Twitter Is The Worst Reader—I disagree with a lot of Lee’s tweets (none cited here, I think, but other things I’ve seen), but this kind of thing is just horrible.
Why Don’t Books Have A Credits Page?—fantastic idea.
Why Cliché Is My Safe Place? Familiarity.
Fantasy Subgenres: A Plethora of Choices—An updated guide to the mini-genres in Fantasy by Witty & Sarcastic Book Club
Hopepunk, Optimism, Purity, and Futures of Hard Work by Ada Palmer—I keep seeing the label “hopepunk,” but have been too lazy to track down what it referred to–but who doesn’t want to read something hopeful? So I was very glad to see this piece this week on my feeds. An answer I didn’t have to work for! Now to I need to start reading some of this stuff, it sounds great.
5 Hopefully Not Deadly Sins of Book Blogging: It’s High Time To Confess
Damp Pebbles’ #R3COMM3ND3D is back. This yearly celebration of the best of the year is off to a great start with contributions from:
Blogger Nicki Richards
Blogger Lisa from ReadandRated
Blogger Yvonne – The Coycaterpiller Reads
Blogger Sharon Rimmelzwaan
Author Anne Coates

I’d like to say hi and extend a warm welcome to Prog.Gaming and Stephanie who followed the blog this week. Don’t be a stranger!

that caught my eye this week. You’ve probably seen some/most/all of them, but just in case:
The most brilliant bookshops in the world—Also known as “a bunch of places I’ll never step foot in (and Powell’s).” But the pics make me want to be a world-traveler.
5 Things You Didn’t Know About People Who Are Passionate About Books—The statistic in the first paragraph is hard to swallow, so I’m not sure about the facts, but it’s interesting anyway.
Is Amazon Changing the Novel?
1-Star Reviews of My Favorite Novels—Matthew Norman looks at some reviews his favorites have received—which helps him put negative revews he’s received in perspective.
Shop Talk: Michael Koryta Writes 1500 Words and Gets to Ring the Bell—I really love this series by Cranor, and this look at Koryta’s process is just great.
I haven’t watched Ted Lasso (though I want to), but still dug this thread by Scott Lynch about a character’s reading choices (not just for the fantastic description of The Da Vinci Code.
A Bookworm’s WORST NIGHTMARES!!—don’t read this post late at night if you want to sleep.
The Things I’ve Heard: Confessions of an Audiobook Narrator

Episode (or two) you might want to give a listen to:
Author Stories Podcast Episode 1179: Lee Child And Andrew Child Talk Jack Reacher—the Jack Reacher authors talk about the process behind the first two collaborations and more

That I’m Excited About and/or You’ll Probably See Here Soon:
Gated Prey by Lee Goldberg—the third Eve Ronin novel continues to impress. I had a little to say about it earlier this week.
Better Off Dead by Lee Child and Andrew Child—Reacher in the Southwest—that’s all I know, more than I need to know to pick it up.
Grave Reservations by Cherie Priest—Priest’s new series featues travel agent who’s an “inconsistent psychic” and a Police Detective working on a cold case.
Daughter of the Deep by Rick Riordan—Riordan leaves his mythology-based work for a contemporary 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Color me curious.

Wow, I’m about 2 hours behind schedule for the day…so I’m not going to try to come up with anything to lead off this week’s post.

Well, maybe a little…I tend to share a meme or something like that with these posts, just stuff I stumble upon. This week, author R.T. Slaywood created one that made my day–had to be used (as self-aggrandizing as it may be).

that caught my eye this week. You’ve probably seen some/most/all of them, but just in case:
Will supply chain issues affect the books you want? Depends on what you’re reading.—that last line is a bit ominous, do we have to go through this again? Might be time to buy stock in a bidet company.
Another Pandemic Surprise: A Mini Indie Bookstore Boom—Nunc hoc in marmore non est incisum
PW’s best books of 2021—Is it really time to start these already???
Serial Thinking—I would not have put First Things on my list of places to look for solid takes on the Chet & Bernie books, but John Wilson delivers that, a thoughtful take on “genre” vs. “literary” fiction, and thoughts on the making of serialized fiction—in one short piece.
Goodbye To Goodreads—I absolutely get why authors would abandon the site–outside of opportunities to market themselves anyway. But how many times does it have to be said? Reviews–especially amateur ones–are for readers, not writers. (there are plenty of other reasons to avoid Goodreads, and I’m not trying to defend the site, this just seems silly)
Audiobook History, or: Why Audiobooks Matter!
8 Things to Do While Listening to Audiobooks—Nunc hoc in marmore non est incisum
A Thank You to The Write Reads Gang—one of those posts that can’t be said often enough.
Do you use bookmarks? I do, just not actual ones. Here are some weird/random things I (and my daughter) use!—there are some very odd things in this list (can’t imagine some are that good for the binding, either)
Books to Video Games—I’m not a gamer, but a couple of my kids are, but I thought this was interesting. While I’ve seen (and purchased as gifts) several books adapted from games, I can only think of a couple of books that have been adapted to games–The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and Below the Root (oh, and the obligatory Sherlock Holmes/Nancy Drew—every medium has to have them). The age of both of those games suggests how much of a gamer I am.
Why I’m Keeping My Book Blog
Common Problems Book Bloggers Have and How To Solve Them—good advice
5 Things I Look for Before Following a Book Blog
Don’t be a Stranger: How to Make Connections in the Book Blogging Community
To All The Books I Didn’t Buy,—loved this.

That I’m Excited About and/or You’ll Probably See Here Soon:
It’s a Wonderful Woof by Spencer Quinn—The first (novel-length) holiday Chet and Bernie book is a great bit of fun. I enthused about it recently.
Best in Snow by David Rosenfelt—Andy’s dog, Tara, literally digs up a new case for him in this holiday themed novel. I talked about it a little a couple of weeks ago
title by soandso—The eBook release of the Audible Original. Shining Smith #2 features a road trip, a handful of battle scenes and some surprising character developments. I had a little to say about it earlier this week.
The Last Time She Died by Zoë Sharp—first in a new series has a heckuva hook. Not one I can do justice to in a sentence or so, better just click the link.
Dust & Grim by Chuck Wendig—half of the reason I’m interested in this book is to see how Wendig can write for MG audience. The other half is that it takes place in a monster mortuary—which just sounds fun.

I’d like to say hi and extend a warm welcome to Carol who followed the blog this week. Don’t be a stranger!