Kramer Alexander to Host New Reality Show

The children’s writer will also executive produce ‘America’s Next Great Author.’ (from Kirkus Reviews):

https://apple.news/A8gMbLgzWTJekD15ZNpcdKA

 

Some Surprising Good News: Bookstores Are Booming and Becoming More Diverse

More than 300 bookstores have opened in the past couple of years — a revival that is meeting a demand for “real recommendations from real people.” (from nytimes.com):

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/10/books/bookstores-diversity-pandemic.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/10/books/bookstores-diversity-pandemic.html?referringSource=articleShare

The bookstore I go to I went to two days ago. It’s a 20-25 minute walk from where I live. This is what I got. The Grace Paley books I decided were by an author who’s worth the time it’ll take. 

 

With Rising Book Bans, Librarians Have Come Under Attack

Caustic fights over which books belong on the shelves have put librarians at the center of a bitter and widening culture war. (from nytimes.com):

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/06/books/book-ban-librarians.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/06/books/book-ban-librarians.html?referringSource=articleShare

 

Elif Batuman Answers Our Burning Questions About the State of the Novel

A conversation about her new book Either/Or, the limits of aesthetic life, and much more.(from ‘The Nation’):

https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/elif-batuman-interview/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Lit%20Hub%20Daily:%20July%205%2C%202022&utm_term=lithub_master_list

 

Janet Malcolm: The Last Interview; Joan Didion: The Last Interview review – crafty to the end

In these revealing late-life chats, the two doyennes of US journalism display all the acuity and intellectual toughness that made them household names (in ‘The Guardian’):

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/jul/03/janet-malcolm-the-last-interview-joan-didion-the-last-interview-review-crafty-to-the-end?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

How TikTok Became a Best Seller Machine (from nytimes.com):

#BookTok, where enthusiastic readers share reading recommendations, has gone from being a novelty to becoming an anchor in the publishing industry and a dominant driver of fiction sales.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/01/books/tiktok-books-booktok.html?referringSource=articleShare