I’m thrilled to share that I’ll be starting as Broadview's features and front of book editor in September!

Keep an eye out for some fantastic stories in the months ahead 👀.

Seeking a good alternative to OtterAI for interview transcriptions (preferably around the same price point). Tips welcome!

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Finalist for Best Editorial Newsletter at the 2025 Digital Publishing Awards

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For a little over a year now, I've been pouring a lot of love into Broadview's (@broadviewmedia.bsky.social) Friday newsletter. I'm thrilled to see it nominated for a Digital Publishing Award!

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Evolution of a situationship, courtesy of my Spotify daylist (I swear I like happy music, too):

On the topic of leaving billionaire social platforms... is anyone here on StoryGraph? I ditched Goodreads a few years ago because it's owned by Amazon, and am looking for new bookish friends over there...

Add me: nicole_schmidt094

Possibly against my better judgment I’ve started reading "A Little Life.“

Informal poll: Will this book ruin me? And if yes, will I ever recover?

"The Good Whale" is Serial‘s best season yet. If you, like me, need a break from depressing political commentary, go listen so we can talk about how cool Orcas are… 🐳

I think this is the first time I’ve joined a social media platform early enough to snag a username without a bunch of numbers in it.

Small joys.

If I'm ever having a bad day, I think about the time Elon Musk visited Berlin and got rejected from Berghain (which seems like a suitable first thing to post here).