A young adult, middle grade, and classic book blog! Twitter account run by Briana: Tolkien, Doctor Who, medieval lit fan.
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Samantha: The Next Chapter by Fiona Davis pagesunbound.wordpress.com/2…
I interned at a children's imprint at a Big 5 publisher in college & they actually told me they interviewed 2 guys they really wanted to hire (bc wow! guys in kidlit!), but they had to pass bc the guys couldn't say anything about kid books. They WANTED to preferentially hire men.
Is the "boys don't read" problem a matter of supply or demand?
More than 70 percent of staff at America's Big Five publishers are women, as are more than 70 percent of editors and a majority of executives.
Adam Szetela argues this is the single biggest transformation in the history of American publishing, and that an industry recruiting almost entirely from elite universities has narrowed what reaches the shelves.
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If nothing else, the people claiming there "are no books for boys or men" demonstrate that publishing needs to reinvent its marketing strategy. These books 100% exist, but everyone's always claiming not to know this.
Has anyone investigated whether the fact publishing is notoriously an underpaid industry is related to the employees being women? Men are very free to go make $40k (or less?) to live on NYC, but men are always telling me that's absurd and they wouldn't agree to that.
Is the "boys don't read" problem a matter of supply or demand?
More than 70 percent of staff at America's Big Five publishers are women, as are more than 70 percent of editors and a majority of executives.
Adam Szetela argues this is the single biggest transformation in the history of American publishing, and that an industry recruiting almost entirely from elite universities has narrowed what reaches the shelves.
quillette.com/2026/10/23/why…
Do You Enjoy Magical Realism? (Fantasy with Friends) pagesunbound.wordpress.com/2…
I called a restaurant last week to ask if they had anything gluten free, and they told me the dishes have have gluten in them, but "people eat them all the time and say they feel fine."
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"Where am I, and what is the time?" he said aloud to the ceiling.
"In the House of Elrond, and it is ten o'clock in the morning." said a voice. "It is the morning of October the twenty-fourth, if you want to know."
Image: 'Frodo Waking in Rivendell' – Carol Phenix
#TolkienSociety #Tolkien
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Books That Take Place in Bookstores or Libraries jolinsdell.com/2025/11/books…
Apparently if you post that you disagree with how morality is portrayed in a book, you get accused of "wanting books to be religious instruction manuals."
Look, I still enjoyed the book, but I also think its morality is completely wrong! Both things can be true at the same time!
How (Not) to Renovate a Haunted House by Jenny L. Howe pagesunbound.wordpress.com/2…
I was very confused by REAP AND SOW as the Fairyloot YA book pick because it has a twenty year old protagonist and explicit sex scenes. It reads like an adult book to me. I just Googled it and it IS marketed as adult. So why is it in in a young adult book box?
Is Everyone Reading the Same Thing? (And Is That Even New?) pagesunbound.wordpress.com/2…
I'm not sure how I feel about the trope in books where a character has been dating another one for a few years and is then shocked/annoyed they proposed. 🤔
Our Strange Duet by Erin A. Craig pagesunbound.wordpress.com/2…
The new American Girl novel for adults is so fun! Samantha gets in crazy scrapes, and the book ends with a "Looking Back" historical section just like the kids books!
Why Is Fantasy Worth Reading? (Fantasy with Friends) pagesunbound.wordpress.com/2…
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Did you know Anne Hathaway prefers to be called Annie?? Bella just told me this so now I'm tryin' to change my habit and spreadin' the word. How hadn't I heard this before? mycomicrelief.wordpress.com/…
Whenever I see a similar question, it's interesting because sometimes teachers are ridiculous, but then sometimes the gripes are like, "I cannot BELIEVE my teacher stifled my creativity by saying I should not have 50 protagonists in one book."
Behind Five Willows by June Hur pagesunbound.wordpress.com/2…
