It's Tuesday, there must be new books available. Long ago someone in publishing marketing decided that Tuesday is release day. Why? I don't know. But it's become tradition. So, over at the Book View Cafe we have a new book release ( Read more... )

For decades traditional publishers decided the first Tuesday of the month was THE day to release new books. As publishers grew larger and needed more release days, they kept Tuesday as launch day. Don't ask why, I have no idea why Tuesday is better than Wednesday or Friday or even Monday ( Read more... )

Ursula K Le Guin has begun to blog! She doesn't anticipate responding to comments and she doesn't know how long she'll keep it up but her thoughtful musings about modern life always open my eyes ( Read more... )

Sherwood Smith's blog over at the Book View Cafe is about why we read.

I can't add anything to it without thinking a bit longer.

http://blog.bookviewcafe.com/2010/09/12/why-do-we-read/#more-10552