Sorry to bring this up on 4/20 but I cannot believe my neighborhood only has two local drugstores but there are FOUR cannabis dispensaries in a five block radius.

#180. Reese Witherspoon and You Hi everyone, Having been home for nearly a week straight for the first time in a month, I think I've regained a handle on my own life. I've powered through my unread emails, getting back to Inbox (86...

Honored that @joshgondelman.bsky.social and @maris.bsky.social came to Queens for dinner and it got a mention in the marvelous That's Marvelous! (Reese did not come over for dinner.) www.thatsmarvelousnewsletter.com/180-reese-wi...

Congrats!!

Related, imagine investing in the *people* who work on the books. lithub.com/its-getting-...

Devastating

Between DTF and West End Girl I have spent way too much time contemplating David Harbour’s sex life.

DTF St. Louis is a beautiful show, but why does the concept of bears not exist in its world?

It’s Getting Harder to Spot AI in Contemporary Publishing. And That’s Very, Very Bad. Lately there has been a lot of hand-wringing, and rightly so, about if and how the publishing industry will deal with AI in the wake of the cancelation of the first major book deal due to suspected…

I wrote about how AI in book publishing is a labor issue. "AI paranoia is a symptom of a larger problem: a corporate culture that values quantity over quality, quick output over the very human labor of poring over a manuscript & making sure that each & every word sings."
lithub.com/its-getting-...

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thank you for being such a good reader!

It’s Getting Harder to Spot AI in Contemporary Publishing. And That’s Very, Very Bad. Lately there has been a lot of hand-wringing, and rightly so, about if and how the publishing industry will deal with AI in the wake of the cancelation of the first major book deal due to suspected…

I wrote about how AI in book publishing is a labor issue. "AI paranoia is a symptom of a larger problem: a corporate culture that values quantity over quality, quick output over the very human labor of poring over a manuscript & making sure that each & every word sings."
lithub.com/its-getting-...

At least you could use those ugly ass shoes for walking around

The only thing sillier than pivoting to video is pivoting to AI

Opinion | Don’t Use A.I. to Do This

"Go ahead and use A.I. however you like. Except art. If you use it for your art, you’re a freakin’ hack." @colsonwhitehead.com for @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/o...

JD Vance Says the Pope Should Be More Careful When Talking About Theology The vice president, who is Catholic, took issue with Pope Leo XIV's statement that disciples of Christ never side with "those who once wielded the sword and today drop bombs." 2 MIN READ

I never thought I’d say this, but I am breathless with anticipation for JDV’s new book on Catholicism to come out.

The Maris Review, vol 100 The theme of the week is hurt people hurt people. What I read this week Here Where We Live Is Our Country: The Story of the Jewish Bund by Molly Crabapple I never thought that in my adult life I w...

In my latest newsletter I use the excuse of reading Molly Crabapple's excellent new history of the Jewish Bund to let you know that I did in fact grow up in New Jersey where I was in three separate productions of Fiddler on the Roof by the time I was 16. www.themarisreview.com/the-maris-re...

Right? I really love how they think that only distributing a book absolves them of any moral responsibility.

Very much same

Animal Farm - Official Trailer YouTube video by IGN Movie Trailers

Previous post brought to you by whatever the fuck this is, starring Seth Rogen, out in theaters on May Day. www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-cI...

yeah, that was part of the joke

Exclusive | Tucker Carlson Books Imprint To Launch With Skyhorse Publishing The imprint is set to include books from Russell Brand, Milo Yiannopoulos and Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong

Okay this is fucking hilarious www.wsj.com/business/med...

I can’t believe there hasn’t yet been a big splashy Hollywood remake of 1984 starring, like, Timothée Chalamet and Sydney Sweeney.

I can’t believe I’m Team Pope like I’m a character in South Park.

I didn’t realize that The Drama was just an adaptation of The Book of Questions but with very hot people.

Book censorship has so many far-reaching consequences, especially in the world of children’s publishing. Whoever your audience, if you’re an author you should be screaming about this.

A Visit from Emma Straub Talking about getting weird.

“I could try to write about dragons having sex or whatever is selling millions of copies these days, but the truth is, I don’t really care about dragons. I care about middle-aged men still doing their same dance moves from 1990.” @emmastraub.bsky.social in @jamiattenberg.bsky.social’s newsletter

Wow, that is bold

this is beautiful

I was definitely in my thirties before I realized that macaroons and macarons are not the same thing.