Well, first he spent two weeks considering suicide. Then he realized that, with today's technology and his international contacts, he could set about recreating the books he lost. - The Guardian
"The closing of the distributor sent shockwaves throughout the entire independent publishing community, as it came with little warning. … SPD provided distribution to about 400 publishers, including a large number of literary presses." - Publishers Weekly
"Frost remains one of the greatest literary enumerators of a particularly modern darkness, regardless of his reputation (among those who refuse to read him carefully). ... Now, on the 150th anniversary of his birth, it’s worth considering that Frost is our great American poet of darkness." - The Hedgehog Review
In an effort to reduce the carbon footprint of each book, they’re tweaking fonts, layout, and even the ink used. And so far, these subtle, imperceptible tweaks have saved 245.6 million pages, equivalent to 5,618 trees. - Fast Company
Classics is no longer sleepy. The legacies of ancient Greece and Rome have reemerged as key cultural battlefields fought over by everyone from left-wing scholars to gun rights advocates. - LA Review of Books
We talked to a few super-readers, who routinely finish hundreds of books a year, about their habits and goals — and asked them about what tips they have for the rest of us. - Washington Post
Over the last twenty years, the number of independent book publishers has grown by over 21 percent, with independent publishing now making up over 35 percent of the market. For publishers like Borucki, the Pandemic years felt rife with opportunity. - LitHub
On social media, erstwhile readers post out of "a combination of obligation, social performance, genuine curiosity, love of books, and a desire to be involved, plus a dollop of early-adopterism and cheerleading." - Reactor Magazine
Or, as it’s more commonly called, ‘monster smut.’ One bookseller says, “We had one that actually sold out really fast where it was called Hot Tyrannosaurus Rex. It’s just like, dinosaur smut.” - Oregon Public Broadcasting
Sure, this is a work that would later become The Making of Americans, but in 1912, it was an experimental poetry manuscript rejected out of hand, and with snark, by London publisher Alfred C. Fifield. - Open Culture
Make it a community affair - or read in a new spot in your town or city. Adjust your genre plans. Or, you know, just dump the goals and have a good time. - NPR
The author of the book died by suicide in 1963. "All she left was a note by her bed for her son, Abbas, that read: 'I do love you, it’s just that life is unbearable. Forgive me.' After her death, her writing fell into oblivion.” - The New York Times
Most of the new Japanese words relate to food, but there’s also art, including “kintsugi, the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery by joining pieces back together and filling cracks with lacquer dusted with powdered gold, silver, or platinum, highlighting the flaws in the mended object." - The Guardian (UK)
Of course, the author of Alice in Wonderland embraced the joys of sleeplessness. “For Carroll, waking and dreaming were not quite the opposites they seem to be. And since he believed dreaming to be a source of creativity, it follows that to him, sleeplessness might also be useful." - Slate
