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One great list I got from the always-wonderful Phinney Books Newsletter (#379, Oct. 5, 2024): Reactor Mag’s Most Iconic Speculative Fiction Books of the 21st Century.
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“How long do crows hold a grudge? Marzluff believes he has now answered the question: around 17 years.” (Seattle Times).
I’m guessing that time frame can be extended indefinitely if the crow is bound in the chest cavity of a human zombie.…
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Kim McNeil’s reading project is inspirational to the point of being intimidating. I have my eye on her #NYRBWomen25 year-long group reading project, not least because the title of the first title on the list (by Simone Weil) is particularly thrilling just to say aloud: On the Abolition of All Political Parties. Sign me up.
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Currently reading: Nexus by Yuval Noah Harari 📚
A copy of the latest big book from Harari arrived today and I got sucked right in.
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Paul Yamazaki is the GOAT
Reading the Room: An Interview with Paul Yamazaki > My faith in the reader is profound. Our role is to bring them to a new door, to a new room. We are trying to choose the best of what’s out there. How do we arrive at the best? Reading and conversations with other readers, other booksellers. If a book comes into your hands and you find yourself moved by it, ask, How did this find me? Answers to that question will always be fruitful and will always make you a better bookseller.
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