Long live the longform article
Let me help you cut through the garbage and get to the good stuff…
There’s not one, but two recent pieces exposing Goodreads as bad for authors, bad for readers. As someone who doesn’t really read user reviews (I’m a different sort of girl) I never thought about this.
How Extortion Scams and Review Bombing Trolls Turned Goodreads Into Many Authors’ Worst Nightmare
Goodreads: A History of Where It All Went Wrong
More about being “very online” about books. I have thoughts on this one.
We Have to Save Books from the Book People
In the weeds of Substack Newsletter, this one is a standout, about predatory master’s programs.:
The Master Trap Part One, Part Two, Part Three
Other stuff worth reading:
Shitty Men du Jour: France’s literary #MeToo
The Midtown Spanx Shortage of 2021
Who Actually Gets to Create Black Pop Culture?
Other things I am enjoying this week: The White Lotus (yes, worth the hype)
Trinity K Bonet on Drag Race All-Stars
The Iceland trip on Real Housewives of Organge County S12
Purging all my 17,000 tweets from my account
The fact that Whole Foods accepts Amazon returns without packaging
Crazy Cups Chocolate Meltaway Coffee
