#Books

alice slater (afk)

alicemjslater

Recently @KishWidyaratna explained exactly why Amazon reviews are so important. I was just under the impression that lots of gold stars meant people were more inclined to buy books when

Giordano Durante

GGDurante

A little thread (a polite term for an extended rant) about reading, or accessing reading material, in Gibraltar. Since the pandemic started affecting flights and certain suppliers, the two quality

Carl T. Bergstrom

CT_Bergstrom

1. A short thread on Goodhart's Law and Campbell's law.When natural scientists take measurements of a macroscopic physical system, the system does not respond by changing its behavior in ways

David Perell

david_perell

My Favorite Reading Quotes1. “The reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest minds of past centuries.” — Descartes2. “If you only read the books that

estherderby

estherderby

The idea that we must set personal goals and work relentlessly to achieve them, bothers me. It implies that you should make plans & then follow them no matter what.

Kody Chamberlain

KodyChamberlain

BLOATED BOOKS — A thread. I mostly read nonfiction, I'd say about 70% nonfiction, and lately I've been researching a particular slice of history that requires me to go back

Patrick Kincaid

patrickkincaid

I’ve read 55 books this year. This is feeble compared to numbers read by professional readers of books, but the best I’ve managed since I was a child (when I

SaphireSlice

SaphireSlice

Jan. 6th isn’t just the day we certify the electors, it’s also ‘The day of Epiphany’ [in Greek, revelation], as well as the anniversary of a legendary storm in Ireland/the

Zaid Jilani

ZaidJilani

Ancient Greeks and Romans did not think of themselves in the same way we use the modern term "white" American neoracism is trying to flatten all of the world and

Sarah Ann Juckes

sarahannjuckes

Two years ago today, my debut novel OUTSIDE was launched into the world! With my next book out in just two months(!) I thought I'd take this opportunity share advice

TLT Covid is Deadly, Facts Matter, Save Democracy

TLT16

A thread for white librariansI am a white woman raising a white daughter who loves graphic novels. I bought her TWINS by Varian Johnson when it came out so she

Flav | Side Biz Guy 👕=💰

SideBizGuy

MAKE $$ With Book Royalties!(Thread)-Learn to write short, Non Fiction books in days, as a side hustle and earn money!-Do you have an ebook on Gumroad or your own site

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hiwildflower

When I see maps like these in Arundhati Roy’s books, my country of hundreds of millions of people, Bangladesh, is the only unnamed country. I have a visceral reaction to

Scott Pack

meandmybigmouth

This is the first in a series of threads in which I:a) share some thoughts, advice and tips for writers from the perspective of a publisherand b) plug my new

Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha

thellpsx

Not all of us made it. But, as June Jordan wrote in 2001, "Some of us did not die... Some of you, of us, remain, despite that hatred that violence

Bob Flynn

bobjinx

An interesting inspiration discovery. The same artist who designed the Trix box and the Jets box, also drew a some GREAT Sesame Street books! Roger Bradfield! thx to @Famulator64 for

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