News & Notes is a weekly Saturday post featuring book- and publishing-related news, links to interesting articles and opinion pieces, and other cool stuff
Book News
- Print Unit Sales Rose 2% in First Half of 2018 (Publishers Weekly) And while audiobook sales are up overall, CD sales are down sharply, which may spell the beginning of the end for that format.
- B&N Begins Another CEO Hunt after unexpectedly firing their CEO on Tuesday, July 3. (Publishers Weekly)
Worth Reading/Viewing
- Using SF/F to Break the Rules (Sam Hawk, on Tor.com)
- RFID Machines in British Libraries Are Producing Charming Found Poetry (Electric Lit)
For Writers & Bloggers
- Kill Your Darlings: 101 Pieces of Advice for Writers and Serial Killers Or maybe for those who write about serial killers. (Quirk Books)
Awesome Lists
- The Curious Origins of 16 Common Phrases (Mental Floss)
- Tor.com Reviewers’ Choice: The Best Books of 2018—So Far (Tor.com)
- 20 Summer Books We Cannot Wait to Read (Tor.com) Sci-fi, fantasy, and spec-fic books coming this summer.
- LGBTQIAP Protagonists in Fantasy and Science Fiction (The Illustrated Page blog)
Really Cool / Just for Fun
Bookish Quote
That’s it for this week!
RO
That list about common phrases is pretty phenomenal! I love reading about things like this. I’m thrilled that print book reading is up by 2%. There’s hope still for people like me who prefer holding a book versus the audio books or e-readers. Sure hope things are going well and that you’ve having a phenomenal weekend! Hugs…RO
Lark_Bookwyrm
I love finding out about the origins of words and phrases. 🙂 Have a great weekend (what’s left of it!)