The indie publishing mavericks shaking up the UK books world ( www.theguardian.com )
Last year, all of literature’s big prizes went to small publishers. In a risk‑averse climate, edgy debuts and ‘tricky-to-sell’ foreign titles have found a home at the likes of Fitzcarraldo Editions and Sort Of Books – and the gamble has paid off.
I read the entire book "The Communist Manifesto" as a rap ( youtu.be )
Reading now "What is to be done?" Absolutely fascinating! ( i.imgur.com )
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Review: What About Men? by Caitlin Moran (The Guardian) ( www.theguardian.com )
What About Men? by Caitlin Moran review – bantz gone badA tendentious take on masculinity that takes unoriginal thoughts and confirms them in the echo chamber of TwitterStuart Jeffries Wed 12 Jul 2023 09.00 BST...
Czech-born writer Milan Kundera dies aged 94 ( www.euronews.com )
What are you reading this week? [July 3-July 9, 2023]
Hoopla, Overdrive/Libby Now Banned for Those Under 18 in Mississippi ( bookriot.com )
Despite the age of consent in Mississippi being 16, no one under the age of 18 will have access to digital materials made available through public and school libraries without explicit parental/guardian permission....
[REVIEW] Nakamura Hinata - Hana wa Shinitagaru ( lemmy.world )
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/1192960...
Highly rated book you DNF
Here is my embarrassing list....
I wish "they" would separate "fantasy" from "romance fantasy" genre.
I see many 4.5 to 5 star fantasy books. I get excited and read about them only to find out they are really just “romance” or smut type books. Grrr....
Great audiobook narrations?
After listening to a few clips of The Silmarillion narrated by Andy Serkis, I am interested in seeing if I could actually get used to listening to audiobooks. I usually can’t focus enough on audio alone to keep up with a book but now I’m thinking it might be more of a narration quality thing than anything else....
Looking for spy novel recommendations
I’ve been on a spy fiction kick recently- I really enjoyed the recent The Man from UNCLE movie and I Expect You to Die video game. I’m looking for some novels that are in a similar vein (classic 60s spy versus an egomaniac villain out to take over the world). However, I cannot stand the sexism in Ian Fleming’s books....
FYI - Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree on sale - $2.99
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Should I finish tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow? (no spoilers)
I started reading it a month ago (I’m a slow reader lol) and got to the middle of the book. I really liked the first part but half way it started to feel like it’s repeating itself and lose its meaning, like where does it go? It feels stuck....
Nobel literature laureate Annie Ernaux on gender and social class ( www.france24.com )
For decades, Annie Ernaux has written fearlessly about sex, abortion and illness - laying bare herself and society. Deeply intimate and political work that earned the French writer the Nobel Prize for literature last October. Ernaux spoke to France 24’s Fatimata Wane at the Taormina book festival in Sicily, where she was among...
Any recent news on Gaiman's Seven Sisters?
Neil Gaiman announced the Neverwhere sequel back in '17, and the last news I’ve been able to find is it’s delayed as of 2020. Is there any news I’ve missed since then? I’m pretty stoked about going back to that world for more.
what book or books have you read that were so good that you didn’t want to put it down?
Looking for new books to read as I am preparing to head out on a much needed vacation and want to dig into some good reading. Can be fiction or nonfiction, just so long as it hooked you and made you want to keep reading and reading until the end.
Unreleased Books Now Impacted by Review Bombing ( archive.ph )
I guess it makes sense for this sort of thing to happen now. Goodreads doesn’t have a way to prove someone bought a book and with folks there that get review copies, probably won’t get the features. If authors didn’t have a hard enough time publishing, yet another thing to worry about.
Need help learning how to read books again
I used to be an avid reader, but years of high school and depression completely ruined that. I haven’t been able to complete a novel since senior year six years ago. It’s frustrating to me and I want to know how I can overcome my lack of focus and anxiety. I’ve heard I’m not alone when it comes to this sort of thing at...
Appreciation: How Cormac McCarthy influenced a generation - Los Angeles Times ( www.latimes.com )
For the entirety of my writing life, Cormac McCarthy has been a mountain. Some of the novelists of my generation found the mountain beautiful; others found it oppressive. But virtually all of us, whatever our position or attitude, existed in its shade....
Book checked out of Queens Public Library in 1926 finally returned ( www.cbsnews.com )
Some context for Dracula Daily (18 June)? ( draculadaily.substack.com )
Who is Dr. Seward? Are the spiders his pets?
What's your favorite format for books?
Audiobooks, e-Books, Paper, etc.?