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Road to a book lexicon (Part 1) - Nick The Sick
The article where I don't define a lexicon, and instead, complain about ISBNs
Webinar Recording: Making Effective Third Spaces (Sarah Stein Lubrano)
Offering a “third space” — somewhere that is neither work nor home where people can encounter others — is already central to many bookstores’ missions. But what steps can you take to create a third space that is as impactful as possible? What determines whether a third space is effective in promoting social good? And how do you overcome the difficulties of making a social space for book people — many of whom are introverts? Sarah Stein Lubrano, author of Don’t Talk About Politics, will answer these questions with booksellers in mind. Drawing from social and political theory, cognitive psychology, and contemporary activism, Lubrano studies how third spaces can help strengthen a weakening public sphere and revitalize community. (In conversation with Philomena Polefrone, Associate Director of American Booksellers for Free Expression.)
The social contract of writing | jola.dev
About the value of genuine writing in a world being drowned in slop.
An open letter to Grammarly and other plagiarists, thieves and slop merchants
To everyone at Grammarly, I am writing a book right now, a really challenging endeavor that no doubt someone in Silicon Valley will think it’s fine to steal the day it’s published. I’ve been a professional writer for decades, even though the number of ways to make
Goliath's Curse by Luke Kemp | Penguin Random House Canada
NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE CONVERSATION AND KIRKUS • A NEXT BIG IDEA CLUB'S MUST-READ BOOK • SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER • A radical retelling of human history through the cycle of societal collapse—"a Cassandra-like warning about the path today’s oligarchs have set [and] a sweeping and dire vision of a world on the brink.” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) “Deeply sobering and strangely inspiring. . . . Read it now, or your descendants will find it in the ruins.” —Johann Hari, author of Stolen Focus “Anyone who doubts the importance of this conversation hasn’t been paying attention.” —Bill McKibben, author of Here Comes the Sun
Introducing the Oakland Review of Books Syllabus
How do you really know this place?
The Peraltas — Oakland Public Library
The Peraltas — Fibel, Pearl Randolph
The State of the People Black Papers | Dr. David J. Johns
The State of the People Black Papers—authored by us for us, free of exaggerated jargon, written plainly in a language for our people
Post Artifact Books and Publishing
How does digital affect publishing spaces? How do we talk about these effects?
Review: ‘Chaos Monkeys’ Is a Guide to the Spirit of Silicon Valley (Published 2016)
Underneath the braggadocio and evisceration of professional nemeses in Antonio García Martinez’s book lies the beating heart of a formidable teacher.
Writing books isn't a good idea
Could the creator economy provide a better one?
Dead Books - Ressuscite sua paixão pela leitura
Dead Books - O aplicativo que transforma sua experiência de leitura com uma abordagem sombriamente divertida. Acompanhe suas leituras, descubra novos livros e conecte-se com outros leitores.
Hi, I'm David Perell.
I write, host a podcast, and run a writing school called Write of Passage.
When Nature Calls: The Enshittification of Science and Its Enablers
Proof-of-work papers, policy laundering, and the collapse of self-correction
Once you understand that this is a model of science written by non-scientists who hate universities but love venture capital and redirecting money to political allies, everything makes a lot more sense. nytimes.com/2026/07/22/us/politics/trump-…
Trump’s Plan for Science: More Money for A.I., Less for Universities
www.nytimes.com