I only mean freakout in the sense that it’s a great time for reflection on the fact that you wasted another week not doing the things you want and/or you are also not done your corporate-mandated purchasing spree.
- First Nelson Ball Prize releases shortlist;
- Brick and mortar stores see slow sales while online explodes;
- Speaking of online, is Bookshop.org actually the right answer?;
- On the legacy of Austin Clarke;
- Turns out there’s money in history that’s not from grave robbing… huh;
- Books of the year:
- Did you know there’s a “Giving Tuesday”? Why does every day get an adjective now? Anyway, this is a nice story;
- UK Libraries getting slammed by Covid and cuts;
- Hey! The SFF world has a diversity prize;
- Irish author, Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin, who writes in both Gaelic and English and whose name I didn’t even try to pronounce on meeting her, wins major Chinese poetry prize and expense bottle of booze;
- Warden reverses draconian policy on banning delivery of books to inmates;
- John Cena is publishing a book based on his … [sorry, I just barfed a bit in my mouth] … tweets;
