This week’s edition of lovely online reads:
- Such a good question. How can we improve the cities we call home? (I wanna buy this one.) What makes our cities a better place for us?, betterymagazine.com, June 2012 (estimate)
- Don’t focus too much on size. Sometimes, short is real good. Dr. Aira: In Defense of Short Books, Elvis Bago, Bookslut.com, November 2012
- Hello, number 9. Beautiful/Decay Publishes Book 9: ‘The Seven Deadly Sins’, Tanja M. Laden, The Huffington Post, November 20, 2012
- Read and share. That’s what it’s all about. Realizing the true potential of digital reading, Matthew Bostock, The Huffington Post, November 20, 2012
- A must-have for the hardcore lit folk. Essays for the ‘Proper Reader’: Through the Window, by Julian Barnes, Abigail Dalton, Everyday eBook, November 20, 2012
- What’s your routine? The Daily Routines of Famous Writers, Maria Popova, Brain Pickings, November 20, 2012
- Now that’s collaboration. (And yes, that means yet more million pogi points for Joseph Gordon-Levitt. :P) Tiny Collaborative Stories, Maria Popova, Brain Pickings, November 20, 2012
- Another person weighs in − and he worked in both companies. Will it work? My thoughts on the Penguin-Random House merger, Peter McCarthy, The Huffington Post, November 21, 2012
- And this is why you should always treat those in the service and hospitality industries well. 😉 Yes, the hotel clerk hates you, Jacob Tomsky, excerpt published in Salon.com, November 22, 2012
- Thanks for going book shopping, POTUS! Obama Takes Daughters To Virginia Book Store For Small Business Saturday Shopping, Matthew Daly, Associated Press/The Huffington Post, November 24, 2012
- The readers tell the writer what they like. Favorite Books survey results: You like medieval fantasy, regretful cheaters and unreliable narrators, Jessica Zafra, jessicarulestheuniverse.com, November 26, 2012
- Reminds me of my old college readings. (But hey, those were − and are still − awesome.) Find out what influential people read. What Our Thinkers Think − And Write, Foreign Policy, November 26, 2012