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Seattle Leads Book Tour Sign‑Ups, NYC Empty
SocialMar 28, 2026

Seattle Leads Book Tour Sign‑Ups, NYC Empty

Book tour transparency. So far 102 people have registered for Seattle 60 in Portland (added a bigger venue so more can come and now we can seat 80) 12 in Chicago 0 in NYC I don’t have numbers on the other cities yet. I...

By Ashley McGirt‑Adair, LICSW
Explaining Lindy West's Story Was Amazing Yet Elusive
SocialMar 28, 2026

Explaining Lindy West's Story Was Amazing Yet Elusive

Just got to explain the entire Lindy West story to someone from scratch and it was amazing but I don’t think I fully captured it

By Brian Hiatt
Finding Names for Unnamed Emotions Through Obscure Sorrows
SocialMar 27, 2026

Finding Names for Unnamed Emotions Through Obscure Sorrows

I so regularly come back to, and take immense delight in, The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows – invented words for real things we feel but cannot name https://t.co/cQlaZaCnFM

By Maria Popova
Stopping the Final Plunder: Earth for Sale Exposed
SocialMar 27, 2026

Stopping the Final Plunder: Earth for Sale Exposed

Check out Earth for Sale: The Fight to Stop The Last Plunder of the Planet from @: https://t.co/hjr4biuKgh

By Margaret Atwood
Emotional Intelligence Turns Trauma Into Leadership Power
SocialMar 27, 2026

Emotional Intelligence Turns Trauma Into Leadership Power

What are we reading? Title: “Alchemy of Adversity - How Emotional Intelligence Transforms Trauma into Leadership Strength” Author: Sarah Staley #Books #Marketing #Sales #SocialSelling #Wellness https://t.co/HugMN2zVh1 https://t.co/AgBj7wTZW3

By Tim Hughes
The Blueprint: Hip‑Hop Playbook for Entrepreneurs
SocialMar 27, 2026

The Blueprint: Hip‑Hop Playbook for Entrepreneurs

If you're a fan of Jay-Z, Roc-A-Fella Records, hip-hop, the music and entertainment business — or want real entrepreneur game, you'll love THE BLUEPRINT. This is the book I wish I had in business school. This is for the hustlers and...

By Sowmya Krishnamurthy
Sudden Book Idea Sparks Excitement and Commitment Anxiety
SocialMar 27, 2026

Sudden Book Idea Sparks Excitement and Commitment Anxiety

Soo I’ve been considering writing a book (TBH I’ve been considering writing like 5 different books) but all of the sudden in the last 24 hours the concept has just started to flow out of me Now I’m panicked about whether...

By Rhet Lage (public health advocate)
THE BLUEPRINT Tops Amazon's New Entertainment & Music Books
SocialMar 27, 2026

THE BLUEPRINT Tops Amazon's New Entertainment & Music Books

THE BLUEPRINT is the #1 new release in Entertainment and Music Business books on Amazon 💎 https://t.co/hHc91qRePc https://t.co/qfeWxJrygB

By Sowmya Krishnamurthy
Finishing a Decade-Long Trilogy Brings Unbelievable Relief
SocialMar 27, 2026

Finishing a Decade-Long Trilogy Brings Unbelievable Relief

Just wrote THE END on a trilogy a decade in the making. Oh what an unbelievable sense of release and relief.

By David Kadavy
Migration Stories Reveal Entrepreneurship as Survival Path
SocialMar 27, 2026

Migration Stories Reveal Entrepreneurship as Survival Path

Books that aren’t about entrepreneurship that’ve helped me: The Warmth of Other Suns In the early 1900s around six million Southern black Americans migrated up north and out west to California. Even though slavery ended in the 1800s, in the...

By Sam Parr
Power's Pull: Why Leaving the Spotlight Tempts Us
SocialMar 27, 2026

Power's Pull: Why Leaving the Spotlight Tempts Us

The challenge of remaining away from the spotlight - and the corrresponding temptation to reenter the arena - is discussed with characteristic insight and candor by @JeffreyPfeffer in at least one of his books about power - all are essential...

By David Shaywitz, MD, PhD
Vladimir: Feminine Reimagining of Nabokov’s Lolita
SocialMar 27, 2026

Vladimir: Feminine Reimagining of Nabokov’s Lolita

Finished watching Vladimir on Netflix, and only at end realized Vladimir refers to Nabokov, and that the whole book is some weird take on his Lolita, but coming from the feminine side. Just started reading the book, but Lolita is a...

By Eli Ben-Sasson
Pilar Queen Becomes UTA Partner, Top Publishing Agent
SocialMar 27, 2026

Pilar Queen Becomes UTA Partner, Top Publishing Agent

Congrats to our bestie Pilar Queen, newly made partner at United Talent Agency @unitedtalent —the best agent hands down in Publishing... https://t.co/8CrAHDcCBj

By Josh Wolfe
Hope Forms When Many Walk Its Path
SocialMar 27, 2026

Hope Forms When Many Walk Its Path

Lu Xun, the father of modern Chinese literature, on hope: “Hope is like a road in the country; there was never a road, but when many people walk on it, the road comes into existence.”

By Ravi Shah
Great Narration Enhances The Psychology of Money Audiobook
SocialMar 27, 2026

Great Narration Enhances The Psychology of Money Audiobook

So far I am enjoying the audiobook of "The Psychology of Money" its always a plus when the narrator is really good.

By Brit Sade
Top 10 Must‑Read Books on Mission, Margin, Machine
SocialMar 26, 2026

Top 10 Must‑Read Books on Mission, Margin, Machine

Mission, Margin, and Machine: My Top 10 Recent Reads by @Timothy_Hughes https://t.co/OcyJIbvFk0 @DLAIgnite #SocialSelling #DigitalSelling #Sales #Marketing #Leadership #Books #Strategy #Culture #Reading #ArtificialIntelligence #AgenticAI https://t.co/m5FMVSQjPM

By Tim Hughes
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SocialMar 26, 2026

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Marked safe from believing that sapphic relationships “didn’t exist yet” during the Regency period. 🩵🐝💜 Can’t wait for Bridgerton Season 5.

By Jana | Bookstagram
Chicago Readers: Join My Author Talk on April 4
SocialMar 26, 2026

Chicago Readers: Join My Author Talk on April 4

Where are my Chicago peeps who love to read, connect, and discuss books? I would love to invite you out to my author talk @dabookjoint 4/4 in conversation with @ocartman1 dear algo do your thing and connect me with people...

By Ashley McGirt‑Adair, LICSW
Goodreads: Readers' Hub Turned Author Minefield
SocialMar 26, 2026

Goodreads: Readers' Hub Turned Author Minefield

Might as well post this thing I wrote 2+ years ago. "It’s become routine for publishers to warn authors that Goodreads is a site meant for readers, not for writers — which is to say, what was intended to be...

By Maris Kreizman
Trader's Handbook Market Cycle Insight Gains Relevance
SocialMar 26, 2026

Trader's Handbook Market Cycle Insight Gains Relevance

Crazy that it's been almost 1 year since we published The Trader's Handbook. Thousands of traders have read it. 550+ have reviewed ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Market Analysis Chapter & Market Cycle Concept is extremely relevant right now 👇 https://t.co/BGw2PEm2UC

By Richard Moglen
Roc‑A‑Fella's Blueprint: Street Hustle Meets Corporate Dream
SocialMar 26, 2026

Roc‑A‑Fella's Blueprint: Street Hustle Meets Corporate Dream

I’m excited to announce my new book: THE BLUEPRINT: Inside the Business of Roc-A-Fella Records 💎 Capitalism is capitalism whether on the street corner or in the corner office. Jay-Z and Roc-A-Fella Records are a testament to the American Dream. This...

By Sowmya Krishnamurthy
Excited for My Work to Appear in Beach Badge
SocialMar 26, 2026

Excited for My Work to Appear in Beach Badge

Will be excited to see my work in print next month in @eightstonepress.bsky.social literary zine Beach Badge. Details here: https://t.co/ymfFzh0r6r

By Dr. Philip Skiba
Real Marriage at Sea Revealed in Gripping Tale
SocialMar 26, 2026

Real Marriage at Sea Revealed in Gripping Tale

A Marriage at Sea. Such a great read - had no idea it was true story until the end.

By Noah Kagan
AI's Influence on Human Thought Tops Amazon Rankings
SocialMar 26, 2026

AI's Influence on Human Thought Tops Amazon Rankings

🤔Something very interesting is happening. My book on AI and human cognition is now showing up on Amazon’s top lists in: 🔴Epistemology 🔴Cognitive Psychology 🔴Medical Cognitive Psychology Interestingly, this distribution wasn’t planned. The larger conversation is now shifting, and not about what AI can do, but...

By John Nosta
UK Economy Vulnerable to Commodity Shocks, Politicians Ignored
SocialMar 26, 2026

UK Economy Vulnerable to Commodity Shocks, Politicians Ignored

Having read @EdConwaySky book on the Material World a few years ago it made me realise how vulnerable the UK economy would be to a commodity shock, and how we've been failed by our political class over the years. I'm...

By Michael Hewson
Books to Break Free From Middle-Class Limiting Beliefs
SocialMar 26, 2026

Books to Break Free From Middle-Class Limiting Beliefs

10 Books That Help You Escape The Middle-Class Mindset That Most People Stay Stuck In https://t.co/QhsDLahvwu

By S. Joseph Burns
Imagine Data That Disappears After Its Shelf Life
SocialMar 26, 2026

Imagine Data That Disappears After Its Shelf Life

About 9 years ago I read this book in grad school called “Delete” by Viktor Mayer-Schönberger. The whole thing was about how the internet remembers everything. BUT what if we put expiration dates on information. Like your data just… goes away....

By Dr. Axali (Seena Labs)
Baseball Fans, Meet Your Satirical Sci‑Fi Noir Novel
SocialMar 25, 2026

Baseball Fans, Meet Your Satirical Sci‑Fi Noir Novel

Since it's opening day for the MLB: If you're a fan of baseball and satirical science fiction noir novels... you might enjoy my novel THE BODY SCOUT ⚾🤖🕵️‍♀️🧬 https://bookshop.org/a/88357/9780316628709

By Lincoln Michel
Stop Telling Friends You Hate Their Book Recommendations
SocialMar 25, 2026

Stop Telling Friends You Hate Their Book Recommendations

I want to shift the conversation from “don’t tag authors in negative reviews to” stop telling your book friends when you hate a book they recommended to you 😅 because I thought we did the whole “don’t tag authors in...

By Lupita (lupita.reads)
Remembering Tracy Kidder: ‘Soul’ Inspiration and Paul Farmer Profile
SocialMar 25, 2026

Remembering Tracy Kidder: ‘Soul’ Inspiration and Paul Farmer Profile

A legend. ‘Soul’ meant everything to me as a young journalist, but it’s his book-length profile of Paul Farmer that I love most, even with its flaws. Tracy Kidder, Author of ‘The Soul of a New Machine,’ Dies at 80 ...

By Matthew Herper
Top 11 Books to Supercharge Your Productivity
SocialMar 25, 2026

Top 11 Books to Supercharge Your Productivity

11 books that'll 100x your productivity: Effortless Make Time Deep Work The 10X Rule Eat That Frog Atomic Habits The ONE Thing The 5 AM Club Getting Things Done The Let Them Theory Building A Second Brain What did I miss?

By Pascio
Nonlinear Timelines Power Bestselling Books and Film Deals
SocialMar 25, 2026

Nonlinear Timelines Power Bestselling Books and Film Deals

Some of the biggest bestsellers of recent years — books that sold millions of copies and landed massive film deals — use a storytelling technique that most authors overlook entirely. Nonlinear timelines. And understanding the mechanics behind it could be what unlocks...

By Alyssa Matesic
Read This Acquisition Guide Early to Avoid Heartache
SocialMar 25, 2026

Read This Acquisition Guide Early to Avoid Heartache

This book has a few too many TLAs (three letter acronyms) but it also contains valuable street wisdom in thinking about selling your company. Read it now, years before you want to sell, and save yourself time and heartache. Magic...

By Dave Kellogg
Mystery: 50k‑selling Book Abruptly Stalls in Jan 2025
SocialMar 25, 2026

Mystery: 50k‑selling Book Abruptly Stalls in Jan 2025

As long as I live I don't think I'll ever know what the hell happened in January 2025 to cause a book that had sold 50,000 copies to suddenly flatline. https://t.co/tyGrHKvNVa

By David Kadavy
Live on Substack: Why I Wrote My New Book
SocialMar 25, 2026

Live on Substack: Why I Wrote My New Book

At 1 p.m. today, I’ll be going live on Substack to talk about why I wrote my latest book. Join me: https://open.substack.com/live-stream/140192

By Scott Galloway
Planet Money Book Available for Pre‑Order – Worth Reading
SocialMar 25, 2026

Planet Money Book Available for Pre‑Order – Worth Reading

If you're interested in the Planet Money book, it's good stuff and it's pre-orderable here: https://t.co/1E5mB8pXiM

By Tim Harford
Human Touch Turns Book Gift Into Awe
SocialMar 25, 2026

Human Touch Turns Book Gift Into Awe

AI can't do this. I found out recently a friend had not read Anne of Green Gables. She's a voracious reader and exudes "kindred spirit" all day. Time to remedy that. So instead of just ordering the book. I decided to gift her the...

By Joanna Bloor
From Street Hustle to Music Empire: Eazy’s ‘Why Not Me’
SocialMar 25, 2026

From Street Hustle to Music Empire: Eazy’s ‘Why Not Me’

A book tech twitter hasn’t read but is a great biz book Ruthless, the story of Eazy E and Ruthless Records: - eazy e was a 21 year old drug dealer - saved up 200k from selling drugs - used it to...

By Sam Parr
25% Off Incorruptible Preorders,
SocialMar 25, 2026

25% Off Incorruptible Preorders,

For those of you looking for a sign, Barnes & Noble is offering 25% off preorders of Incorruptible, now through 3/26. Premium Members receive an additional 10% discount. Amazing deal if you’re building a mission-driven organization. Use code PREORDER25...

By Eric Ries
Old Metrics Still Rule Media Success
SocialMar 25, 2026

Old Metrics Still Rule Media Success

same as it always was though: neilson ratings, top 40 charts, new york times best sellers list etc.

By Andrew Arruda
A Rejected Manuscript Forces Editors to Confront Their Values
SocialMar 25, 2026

A Rejected Manuscript Forces Editors to Confront Their Values

Pirsig wrote ZAMM at 2 AM above a shoe store. 121 publishers rejected it. One editor said yes because it forced him to decide what he cared about. https://t.co/7Zthcmn8vE

By Brad Feld
New DRC: 1940s Mexican Noir Con Artist Tale
SocialMar 25, 2026

New DRC: 1940s Mexican Noir Con Artist Tale

Reviewers/booksellers: If you use Edelweiss, there's now a DRC of my novel The Intrigue. A sexy, smoldering noir set in 1940s Mexico about a con artist who targets women through lonely-hearts ads. Request it: https://www.edelweiss.plus/?sku=0593874358&g=4400

By Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Huxley: Love, Understanding, and Healing Existential Helplessness
SocialMar 25, 2026

Huxley: Love, Understanding, and Healing Existential Helplessness

Aldous Huxley on love, knowledge vs. understanding, and the antidote to our existential helplessness https://t.co/3aC6AmtliA

By Maria Popova
Long‑term Investing Struggles in a Short‑term World
SocialMar 25, 2026

Long‑term Investing Struggles in a Short‑term World

Got these 2 from amazon and one still to come: The making of a Permabear: the perils of long-term investing in a short-term world by Edward Chancellor. https://t.co/fCSCHdbe4y

By Samir Arora
Simple Daily Microsteps Boost Brain Health, Prevent Dementia
SocialMar 24, 2026

Simple Daily Microsteps Boost Brain Health, Prevent Dementia

Dr. Tommy Wood's new book “The Stimulated Mind” is out today, and it gives people a practical toolkit to improve their cognitive function on a day-to-day basis while decreasing their long-term risk of dementia.  “Every one of us has the ability to dramatically improve...

By Arianna Huffington
Learn Elon Musk’s Strategies From First Dedicated Book
SocialMar 24, 2026

Learn Elon Musk’s Strategies From First Dedicated Book

How does Elon do it? This is the first book that studies that. It summarizes how he operates. Some is of course intrinsic to Elon. But some might be learned. By you, if you read this. Check it out: https://t.co/u9MR80sWtJ https://t.co/sLtx5WvwjI

By Balaji Srinivasan
Read Real Books, Not Just Tweets and Listicles
SocialMar 24, 2026

Read Real Books, Not Just Tweets and Listicles

We need to read more. I'm not talking tweets, listacles, or AI-generated articles. Books. Real ones. On a variety of topics. I agree with everything in this piece by @BStulberg ... https://t.co/no90lvjXU6

By Richard Seroter
Finally Launching Philly’s “Scrapple Loaf” Writers Workshop
SocialMar 24, 2026

Finally Launching Philly’s “Scrapple Loaf” Writers Workshop

Every year I joke about starting a literary writers workshop in Philly called Scrapple Loaf and honestly, next year might be the year I do it.

By Eric Smith
Get 25% Off “The Intrigue” Pre‑Order Now
SocialMar 24, 2026

Get 25% Off “The Intrigue” Pre‑Order Now

It's that time of the year when every author posts about the 25% off B&N pre-order sale. The details: BN Members, online only 3/24-3/26, 25% off list price at checkout with coupon code PREORDER25 on ebooks, audiobooks, and physical books....

By Silvia Moreno-Garcia