Interesting twitter thread ( #publishingpaidme ) on the differences between advances received by whites with those received by blacks and people of color. Also a spreadsheet gathering more in-depth data at [link] . Discouraging, but not surprising, alas.
Young Simon: So... how'd the Independents cut us off? Young River: They were using dinosaurs.
'Safe'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
bennett - Jun 07, 2020 3:39:58 pm PDT #25956 of 28176
Cashmere - Jun 21, 2020 6:44:59 am PDT #25957 of 28176
Now tagless for your comfort.
-t - Jun 23, 2020 3:17:11 am PDT #25958 of 28176
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Started listening to A Study in Scarlet Women recently and got to Holmes and Watson meeting yesterday and I have to say that was brilliantly done. The playing with canon is pretty great in general.
Calli - Jun 23, 2020 6:39:53 am PDT #25959 of 28176
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
A Study in Scarlet Women
I thoroughly enjoyed that series.
Amy - Jun 23, 2020 7:10:36 am PDT #25960 of 28176
Because books.
I agree!
-t - Jun 25, 2020 5:50:13 pm PDT #25961 of 28176
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I started listening to A Conspiracy in Belgravia yesterday and then I started reading The Angel of the Crows today, not realizing that was another alterna-Holmes story. I wonder if I can manage switching between them...
Amy - Jun 27, 2020 5:26:42 am PDT #25962 of 28176
Because books.
I wonder if I can manage switching between them...
I'm glad to know you do that, too. I sometimes read several books at once, and choose which book to pick up based on my mood. Right now I'm reading The Ten Thousand Doors of January as well as A Conspiracy in Belgravia, and I also started The Immortalists.
Laura - Jun 27, 2020 5:37:54 am PDT #25963 of 28176
Our wings are not tired.
I used to read multiple books at once, but don't sem to be able to do that anymore! That said, The Ten Thousand Doors of January was an awesome read.
sj - Jun 27, 2020 6:13:52 am PDT #25964 of 28176
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I usually have two or three books going at once, with at least one being an audiobook.
Amy - Jun 27, 2020 6:32:48 am PDT #25965 of 28176
Because books.
Audiobooks work better for me when they're very ... low impact? Example -- I listened to all of Stephen King's Bazaar of Bad Dreams on audio, but over, like, the course of a year. I would put it on in the car, or when I was folding laundry or doing dishes. And since it was short stories, it didn't matter that chunks of time passed in between listening.
I don't want The Ten Thousand Doors to end. It's such a beautiful celebration of story.