For most publishers, the grants are not generous enough to sustain an entire catalog, especially when compared to how tedious and time-consuming the application process is. The money matters because it puts more gas in a small team’s tank, but also it waves a green flag. - LitHub
“The National Association of Black Bookstores, a member-based nonprofit organization which aims to support and promote Black booksellers, announced its launch on Friday. Its mission, NAB2 said in the announcement, includes ‘promoting literacy, amplifying Black voices, and preserving Black culture.’” - Publishers Weekly
That’s what you are when you go on a book tour: merchandise. A traveling salesperson selling a book. But not just any book — it’s your book. - Robert Reich
A study led by McGill University researchers challenges the theory that language change over time requires new generations to replace older generations of speakers. - Phys
“It sounds awfully wooey, you know, kind of hippie-ish, but somewhere I’m still Elaine (her birth name). She doesn’t know how to write. I wouldn’t know how to write an autobiography or a memoir about my childhood, but Jamaica could look at Elaine and write about her.” - The New York Times Magazine
You'll still find books today, even in a world filled with podcasts. Why is that? If we can listen to almost anything, why does reading still matter? - Science Alert
“The bestselling memoir, recently adapted into a film, was presented as a true story by its author, Raynor Winn. But a recent investigation by The Observer, and claims from individuals connected to Winn and her husband, Timothy – known as Moth – suggest that significant details were omitted or exaggerated.” Or outright false. - The Observer (UK)
Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. plans to run the California Post as a conservative tabloid with an irreverent streak, a robust online presence and a seven-days-a-week print edition — all just like the New York Post. - AP
Julia Whelan: “The only reason I was doing 70 books a year was because that’s how many books you have to do when you’re first starting out to keep your head above water. It would be OK if there were a kickback for success, but narrators don’t get royalties.” - AP
Or not: “Reading about someone else’s deep dive into forest, field or water furnishes us with the sense that we’re participating in an environment that, for much of the time, is at arm’s length.” - The Guardian (UK)
In Mrs. Dalloway, "London is not just a backdrop but an essential character. It is a living, breathing organism, to be held, touched, traversed, poked and prodded. To be, in some way, loved.” - The Guardian (UK)
Your own emoji habit might not extend beyond the occasional text message. But anyone who’s ever caught a whiff of the teen spirit surrounding, say, the ‘drop’ of an exclusive trainer won’t need much persuading that the debut of an emoji is met with near hysteria in some quarters. - Literary Review
The fiction gap makes me sad. A man staring into a phone is not sexy. But a man with a book has become so rare, such an object of fantasy, that there’s a popular Instagram account called “Hot Dudes Reading.” - The New York Times
Many readers (especially on Reddit) think that the regular use of em dashes and relatively unusual vocabulary (“delves” or “crucial”) is a big sign flashing “Chat-GPT”. But it isn’t — experienced writers use those things, too. So, are there better ways to distinguish text produced by humans from text produced by AI? - The Conversation
Briet invites publishers to sell their e-books to libraries outright, providing universal, perpetual access. Several independent publishers including PM Press, Punctum, Sideshow, and Silver Sprocket are on board. - Publishers Weekly
