The High 50 Most Learn Books on Goodreads This Week Are by White Authors
I often don’t hyperlink to Ebook Riot issues right here on TIB within the first couple of spots, however am making an exception right now. Our editor Danika Ellis does a weekly have a look at what books are hottest on Goodreads, and this week she seen that every one 50 of the highest books have been by white authors. Now, Danika notes that it often is just very, very white not solely white. To say that is dispiriting is an understatement.
George Saunders Is Publishing a New Novel Early Subsequent Yr
I don’t must know what it’s about. Simply that it’s coming. And it’s coming January 27, 2026. Vigil is what it’s referred to as, and like with most George Saunders joints, studying the pitch is each telling and never. I’ll say that I’m particularly appreciative of how Saunders is fascinated about exploration and positing, slightly than moralizing or proclaiming:
The novel, he hopes, approaches a political matter with out proscribing itself to an expression of opinion. “It’s like Chekhov said — art doesn’t have to solve a problem, it just has to formulate it correctly,” Saunders says. “So instead of saying, ‘Here, world, here’s my fully formed opinion,’ you end up taking yourself on a little trip in the direction of more complexity, more ambiguity, a deeper understanding. In this sense, the product is even more political, because it’s charged, not only with opinion (possibly anger), but also with some sympathy.”
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Hachette Reportedly Acquires Joe Biden’s Memoir for $10 Million
Sure, it is a lot lower than Obama and Clinton (each two termers who went out a lot, far more fashionable than Biden). And I nonetheless suppose it should wrestle to earn out the advance within the quick time period, however I’ve a lot much less sense of how these memoirs which can be de facto historic paperwork do over the approaching a long time. I don’t know anybody champing on the bit for this, however you may need mentioned the identical for Jimmy Carter in 1981. Issues can change.
For Extra Than a 100 Years, Extra Fiction Was Written by Males Than Girls
We haven’t linked to a lot (any?) of it right here, however there was one other bout of “what about the fellas?” with regards to books. This has come and going fairly a bit within the final 5-10 years. This deep historic surveywas handed round not too long ago to point out simply how female-heavy novel writing was, after which wasn’t, over the novel’s lifespan. This paper ends in 2018, the place males have been nonetheless writing extra fiction than girls.
However my sense is that the upward slope has continued within the final seven years, and wouldn’t be shocked if it was meaningfully over 50% now. And that’s A-OK.
How is AI Altering Publishing?
We hear rumors. And whispers. And various accusations and admissions. However how is AI actually getting used within the publishing business? My sense is greater than you may suppose, however not in ways in which many people worry. The Ebook Business Research Group is launching a cleverly nameless survey for e-book professionals to spill about what their homes and imprints are as much as. VERY within the outcomes, which can be launched in September.
Spotify Increasing Audiobooks Plans in Most Complicated Manner Doable
Look, getting 15 hours of audiobook listening as a part of an everyday Spotify subscription has been nice. I take advantage of it each month, largely to experiment with stuff that I then go borrow or purchase elsewhere. It’s not fairly so simple as “1 audiobook” per 30 days, however manageable. How Spotify is increasing past this base providing is a little bit bananas, although. In some nations (not the US for now), Spotify is including a few tiers Audiobooks+ and Audiobooks+ for Plan Members. Right here is how they clarify what these plans are:
Audiobooks+: Obtainable to Premium Particular person subscribers in addition to Household and Duo plan managers, this add-on unlocks an extra 15 hours of listening every month for the prevailing base plan—an amazing possibility for booklovers in search of extra audiobook time, together with followers of longer titles.
Audiobooks+ for Plan Members: For the primary time, extra members on Premium Household and Duo can entry 15 hours of month-to-month audiobook listening by way of this recurring add-on. Plan members simply must request audiobook entry from their plan supervisor, who should purchase the add-on on their behalf. They will additionally buy a one-time 10-hour top-up in the event that they run out of hours earlier than their month-to-month billing cycle refreshes.
First one is sensible. 15 extra hours for some (unspoken sum of money).
The second? I believe when you’ve got the phrase “Plan members just need to request audiobook access from their plan manager, who can purchase the add-on on their behalf” in your product description. You possibly can’t simply say “just.” It really needs to be the factor.
