One of my favorite things about social media was that it was spectacular for sharing interesting articles and longreads. I’m going to try to revive that with a once-a-week roundup of things that I found interesting, or lend some additional insight into books and stories!

A bit of self promotion:

I missed this list when it came out in January, but Murder & Mayhem has a list of books to read if you’re a fan of Rex Stout’s NERO WOLFE, and Viv made the list! Fun fact: Rex Stout lived in my hometown of Danbury, CT. Something in the water, I guess.

Of Orchids and Gourmet Food: 5 Books for Fans of Rex Stout’s Nero Wolfe http://murder-mayhem.com/books-for-fans-of-rex-stouts-nero-wolfe

Into the world of Viviana Valentine:

One of the things I love most in novels is describing food, and the food of the American mid-century was it’s whole, own, damn thing. Of course, the biggest question is: what was up with all that Jell-O? This piece from Gizmodo talks about the history of immigration, culture, and wiggly desserts.

The Fascinating, Untold History of Jell-O http://gizmodo.com/the-fascinating-untold-history-of-jell-o-1508125288

Just becuase it’s fun: POOLMAN

It is not…entirely… because I have a massive crush on Chris Pine (#BestChris) that I want to go and see this. It’s because, well, I don’t know if people who have never lived in Los Angeles know this but… this guy is real. I have absolutely met THIS KINDA GUY in LA many, many times. And Pine has been #ThemeDressing all over the place in order to sell this flick, and it’s been an absolute sartorial delight.

The Depressing Stuff

This newsletter made the rounds about the death of traditional publishing. The author of the post clearly has an agenda– I believe the may be a Substack Stooge– but in the end, a lot of the data doesn’t really change. It was both heartening (my books have sold more than most) but disheartening (that’s not really worth a hill of beans because I’m not famous). There are things to take away and Do Better, but mostly I just want to remind people that books are good, and your local library is Netflix for Books and it doesn’t even cost $9.99 a month.

No One Buys Books: http://www.elysian.press/p/no-one-buys-books?utm_campaign=post

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