‘They made it look so easy’: traditional craft of bookbinding rejuvenated for the TikTok age (www.theguardian.com)
System of a Down singer Serj Tankian's new book details band’s up and downs, and what fuels his activism (www.latimes.com)
I just watched this documentary on Ursula K. Le Guin. I never heard of her before this. Does the community have one or two books they recommend? (means.tv)
Let’s say that I may only read one or two, as I’m not a prolific reader. What do you think I should get?
Rosemary Kirstein's "The Steerswoman" (review by Cory Doctorow and reflections on the publishing world) (pluralistic.net)
Progress Report April '24 - Joe Abercrombie (joeabercrombie.com)
Paul Auster died yesterday at the age of 77 (en.wikipedia.org)
His notable works include The New York Trilogy (1987), Moon Palace (1989), The Music of Chance (1990), The Book of Illusions (2002), The Brooklyn Follies (2005), Invisible (2009), Sunset Park (2010), Winter Journal (2012), and 4 3 2 1 (2017). His books have been translated into more than forty languages.
TIL what a fix-up novel is (en.wikipedia.org)
A fix-up (or fixup) is a novel created from several short fiction stories that may or may not have been initially related or previously published. The stories may be edited for consistency, and sometimes new connecting material, such as a frame story or other interstitial narration, is written for the new work....
Alex Verus in Germany – End of the Series | Benedict Jacka (benedictjacka.co.uk)
Whole series is fully translated to German.
French national library quarantines books believed to be laced with arsenic (www.theguardian.com)
Best Stephen King Books, Ranked And In Order [Forbes] (www.forbes.com)
From the article:...
This sci-fi author had a secret life as psychological warfare mastermind (boingboing.net)
A Story by Bonnie Jo Campbell | Kenyon Review Online (kenyonreview.org)
Bonnie Jo Campbell is really worth reading, very gritty short stories, and was a National Book Award finalist.
Goodreads alternative that supports more than one language? (fedia.io)
Storygraph and Hardcover don’t let me search by language. So they basically only support English....
Great, now I get to watch Atyreyu lose Artax all over again (www.msn.com)
Review: 'Filterworld' is a sobering look at how algorithms shape what we buy, eat, listen to and watch (www.theglobeandmail.com)
Inheritance Series – Spring Update | Benedict Jacka (benedictjacka.co.uk)
Regarding Audible (Upcoming Audible changes for authors) (www.brandonsanderson.com)
Progress Report February '24 - Joe Abercrombie (joeabercrombie.com)
Short story: Maureen McHugh, "The Goldfish Man" (www.uncannymagazine.com)
Spotify's new terms of service for audiobooks (imgur.com)
Short horror story: "We The Girls Who Did Not Make It", by E.A. Petricone (www.nightmare-magazine.com)
Self published: Louise and Albert (www.louiseandalbert.com)
My brother has self published a book about our family’s history. This book has been a work in progress by multiple family members over decades, but it’s finally done!...
Tom Gauld on where Christmas gift books end up – cartoon (www.theguardian.com)
Cradle Animation Kickstarter!! (kck.st)
I am so, so excited. I’ve talked so much with my friends before how awesome it would be to have an ATLA style anime of Cradle, I really hope this is awesome....