Neil Gaiman telling it like it is:
Read the books you love, tell people about authors you like, and don’t worry about it.
via Neil Gaiman.
Tag Archives: Books
The Decline of the American Book Lover
The Pew Research Center reported last week that nearly a quarter of American adults had not read a single book in the past year. As in, they hadn’t cracked a paperback, fired up a Kindle, or even hit play on an audiobook while in the car. The number of non-book-readers has nearly tripled since 1978.
The Decline of the American Book Lover – Jordan Weissmann – The Atlantic.
13 Beautiful Collages Made From Old Books
Artist Ekaterina Panikanova uses books to create stunning abstract collages.
How Much Does a Review in the NY Times Book Review Matter?
The front page of the New York Times Book Review has always been—and continues to be—a much coveted spot for authors and publishers alike. But just how much does a Book Review cover affect a book’s sales in today’s publishing climate
PW found that the Gray Lady still has influence in the minds of readers, though not nearly on a big enough scale to seriously alter a book’s fortunes…
Where Things Stand (NY Times Book Review, Race, Gender)
“We looked at 742 books reviewed, across all genres. Of those 742, 655 were written by Caucasian authors (1 transgender writer, 437 men, and 217 women). Thirty-one were written by Africans or African Americans (21 men, 10 women), 9 were written by Hispanic authors (8 men, 1 woman), 33 by Asian, Asian-American or South Asian writers (19 men, 14 women), 8 by Middle Eastern writers (5 men, 3 women) and 6 were books written by writers whose racial background we were simply unable to identify.â€
-Roxane Gay