by: AnniePosted on: November 4, 2017July 22, 2024 This week on the bookish internet Language sometimes evolves like DNA, with random “mutations.” (Ars Technica) Francine Prose is her usual eloquent self in this essay on problematic stories, sensitivity readers, and the American Heart kerfuffle. (New York Review of Books Daily) I love this story about book spine poetry trash talking so much. (LAist) James Ledbetter writes about one of my bookish peeves: British authors messing up American characters’ dialog. Authors, please keep your dialects straight! (The New Yorker) Clay Andres writes in praise of books without plots. (Book Riot) Halloween’s over, but it’s not too late to read this hilarious selection of excerpts from one-star reviews of Dracula. (Biblioklept) Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Like this:Like Loading… Related
I loved that Prose article. The world of YA is…. hmm I don’t even know the adjective. Was going to say baffling… Loading...
I loved that Prose article. The world of YA is…. hmm I don’t even know the adjective. Was going to say baffling…
YA is…problematic?
Haha yes. That’s the word 😂