Well, here we are. It started snowing for the first time last night and a thin later stayed on the ground for a few hours. I felt my panic rising the whole time and realized I must have PTSD from the so-called Snowmaggedon last January: Post Traumatic Snow Distress. That said, it’s all gone and it’ll be 8 degrees here tomorrow, so we’re back to normal. I hope you also find some silver lining in your day/week/month/life this weekend.
- A guy with the most Scottish name ever wins the Booker;
- Following its ed. picks, Q&Q asks industry types for their BotY;
- Friday fun: the etymology of the word “coup”, for no reason that has anything do with the the current news cycle;
- More on Obama breaking sales records on the first day;
- Firday fun: Hey, gurl… you want to set a precedent with a future president? Obama used books to pick up chicks;
- An article on Le Guin’s Left Hand of Darkness? Yes, pls;
- Allan Dean Foster, the guy who novelized (that word…shudder) the OG Star Wars, is getting the shaft from Disney, surprise, surprise;
- Friday fun: which country reads the most? Hint: we’re 20th;
- I wonder if every time Tolkien has yet a new book out the Lewis crowd sulks;
- Interview with a poet I don’t know who has some things to say about why we write;
- Friday Fuuu…ck: 100 best BotY according to Amazon… Get the Tums ready;
- A Dune graphic novel? I’m in;
- Lots of movement in the Christian publishing world, probably end times are coming;
- Grand Central gets nonfiction imprint;
- Looking forward to this Jael Richardson title… learn more about it here;
- Friday fun: … … actually, the fun part here will be watching Bloom fans’ heads esplode at this review of his posthumous book;
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