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Clara Obligado Leads Three-Day Latin American Lit Series
SocialMar 24, 2026

Clara Obligado Leads Three-Day Latin American Lit Series

Join XAB author Clara Obligado for a special three-day literature series, presented by the MFA in Spanish Creative Writing and the Department of Spanish and Portuguese @UIowa, with support from the International Writing Program (@UIIWP) and the English Department. Tuesday, March...

By Carolina Miranda
New Book Offers Fresh Insight on Inflation Expectations
SocialMar 24, 2026

New Book Offers Fresh Insight on Inflation Expectations

Perfect timing for a new book on inflation expectations. https://t.co/CpPzlHzxxf by Olivier Coibion and Yuriy Gorodnichenko https://t.co/Cy5qOH9CED

By Claudia Sahm
Why Knowing Trump’s Mind Is Essential for Investors
SocialMar 24, 2026

Why Knowing Trump’s Mind Is Essential for Investors

No matter what you think of him, understanding President Trump and how he operates, negotiates and views the world - is among the most critical factors for investors and business executives right now. @JeffSonnenfeld, with his expertise in leadership, has...

By Sara Eisen
Free Monthly Email Curating 5–10 Must‑Read Books
SocialMar 24, 2026

Free Monthly Email Curating 5–10 Must‑Read Books

The Reading List Email of March 2026. Did you know? Each month, I send one email with 5-10 amazing books that I read, reviewed and think you’ll like. The email is simple, quick, and free. Sign up at ryanholiday.net/readinglist

By Ryan Holiday
Members Get 25% Off All Pre‑Orders This Week
SocialMar 24, 2026

Members Get 25% Off All Pre‑Orders This Week

Heads up: @BNBuzz is offering 25% off all pre-orders this week (for members), and that includes Life in Perspective If you’ve been meaning to get your copy early, now’s a great time https://t.co/F0W1LEPZyS

By Tiago Forte
Essential Reading for Modern Leaders: Logic, Ethics, Growth
SocialMar 24, 2026

Essential Reading for Modern Leaders: Logic, Ethics, Growth

The Modern Leader’s Reading List: Logic, Ethics, and Exponential Growth by @Timothy_Hughes https://t.co/OcyJIbvFk0 @DLAIgnite #SocialSelling #DigitalSelling #Sales #Marketing #Leadership #Books #Strategy #Culture #Reading #ArtificialIntelligence #AgenticAI https://t.co/xvZTtxzhCf

By Tim Hughes
Read
SocialMar 24, 2026

Read

Anyone who thinks this Weir is "like 70% math equations" should read the Orthogonal trilogy. Then they will know where things really stand. https://t.co/9gN0sEE1VX

By Jonathan Blow
Embrace Your Quirks: Dating Tips for Nerdy Neurodivergent Writers
SocialMar 23, 2026

Embrace Your Quirks: Dating Tips for Nerdy Neurodivergent Writers

Book title: "How to Date as a Nerdy, Neurodivergent Writer in His 30s Who Eats Kiwis With the Skin On"

By Hussein Naji, PhD (Healthcare Research)
Books to Beat Burnout, Available at Painted Porch
SocialMar 23, 2026

Books to Beat Burnout, Available at Painted Porch

Read these books if you’re feeling burned out. All copies available at my bookstore, the paintedporchbookshop

By Ryan Holiday
Paper Clip’s Triumph Born From Prior Design Failures
SocialMar 23, 2026

Paper Clip’s Triumph Born From Prior Design Failures

Apropos of nothing, Duke engineering historian Henry Petroski wrote a delightful book, the Evolution of Useful Things, about how everyday items came to be. Turns out the paper clip's success followed a string of design failures. https://t.co/K9aoMcOZXO

By David Folkenflik
Trad Wife Becomes My Unbeatable Book of the Year
SocialMar 23, 2026

Trad Wife Becomes My Unbeatable Book of the Year

Trad Wife by Saratoga Schaefer might be my book of the year. I know it's only March, but I don't know how that could possibly be topped. I loved it SO much. It was so beautiful and satisfying.

By Carly K
Leadership Lessons at Sea: A Refreshing Ship Captain’s Tale
SocialMar 23, 2026

Leadership Lessons at Sea: A Refreshing Ship Captain’s Tale

Everyone’s talking about shipping but most of the books about commercial ships are dry as dust. Once upon a time I read one that wasn’t. No acronyms. No jargon. Just stories about leadership moments at sea by @GoldenStripesLS, a ship captain...

By John Konrad
Politicians Should Prioritize Real Work Over Book Promotion
SocialMar 23, 2026

Politicians Should Prioritize Real Work Over Book Promotion

This repost of an old piece I wrote and stand by goes out to Cory Booker. https://lithub.com/shilling-books-while-rome-burns-why-politicians-need-to-focus-on-their-day-jobs/

By Maris Kreizman
Weekly Marginalian Highlights: Love, Roots, Life’s Meaning
SocialMar 23, 2026

Weekly Marginalian Highlights: Love, Roots, Life’s Meaning

At the link, the best of The Marginalian this week in a single place – where love goes when it goes, roots and the meaning of life, and introducing a new labor of love: https://t.co/DF2CLpngXc https://t.co/Uz9olmZrHi

By Maria Popova
Time Moves Forward; Past Is Blurry, Future Unseen
SocialMar 23, 2026

Time Moves Forward; Past Is Blurry, Future Unseen

"It’s a mercy that time runs in one direction only, that we see the past but darkly and the future not at all." Beautiful, beautiful read: https://t.co/b8dsnp3Jfs

By Maria Popova
Alice Cooper's Memoir Reveals Stage King, Gentleman Duality
SocialMar 22, 2026

Alice Cooper's Memoir Reveals Stage King, Gentleman Duality

Grabbing Alice Cooper's memoir 'Devil on My Shoulder'? 📖🤘 Stage king vs. the gentleman: that duality is legendary. https://t.co/9YHsctF4IZ

By David Strausser
New Kids Book Empowers Wheelchair Hero Overcoming Flight Fear
SocialMar 22, 2026

New Kids Book Empowers Wheelchair Hero Overcoming Flight Fear

My mom and I are releasing a new children’s book this May titled “Let’s Soar with Cor Cor”. It’s all about a kid in a wheelchair that is trying to overcome his fear of flying. Our book is now available...

By Cory Lee
All Paths Lead to Rethinking Success and Well‑Being
SocialMar 22, 2026

All Paths Lead to Rethinking Success and Well‑Being

I read three books yesterday. One about founder mental health, one by hiking monks, one about quitting the default path. All three are about the same thing. https://t.co/WBnSqSVEnD

By Brad Feld
Fresh Data Perspectives Drive Strategic Transformation
SocialMar 22, 2026

Fresh Data Perspectives Drive Strategic Transformation

What are we reading? Title: “My View of the Data World - Fresh Perspectives for Driving Strategic Transformation” Author: Liz Henderson - Data Queen Publisher: Marquis Price Publishing #Books #Data #Leadership #DataLiteracy #SocialSelling https://t.co/xCf5Djwmmr https://t.co/Ivcfqev6nz

By Tim Hughes
Recording My Survival Stories: Lessons From Near-Death Adventures
SocialMar 22, 2026

Recording My Survival Stories: Lessons From Near-Death Adventures

Heading out today to spend a week in studio recording the audio for my new book - "20 Times I Almost Died: Life Lessons from the Edge of Survival." From jungles of Panama to the battlefields of Iraq, Ukraine, Gaza,...

By John Spencer
If You Loved Hail Mary, Try These Sci‑fi Classics
SocialMar 22, 2026

If You Loved Hail Mary, Try These Sci‑fi Classics

As an astrophysicist who LOVED Project Hail Mary, book and movie, here are my other sci-fi recs (I am very picky): -The Martian -The original Star Trek series -The 2008 Star Trek movie -Interstellar

By Emma (Exoplanet Emma)
Success in Publishing: Platform Mastery Beats Networking Alone
SocialMar 22, 2026

Success in Publishing: Platform Mastery Beats Networking Alone

Chatted with USA Today about selling books, navigating platform, consolidation, and how it isn’t all about who you know. https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2026/03/22/how-to-be-a-novelist-author/89199046007/

By Eric Smith
Exploring Consciousness with Michael Pollan's New Book
SocialMar 22, 2026

Exploring Consciousness with Michael Pollan's New Book

Thoroughly enjoyed talking to ⁦@michaelpollan⁩ last night at the Royal Institution all about consciousness and his brilliant new book A World Appears https://t.co/9bdiamD1S1

By Anil Seth, DPhil
Goldstein Explores “Mattering Instinct” At Cato Event
SocialMar 22, 2026

Goldstein Explores “Mattering Instinct” At Cato Event

This Wednesday: Rebecca Newberger Goldstein @platobooktour discusses The Mattering Instinct at the Cato Institute with @AdamOmaryPhD: https://t.co/StQ0LIgwxa #CatoEvents via @CatoInstitute

By Steven Pinker, PhD
New Thriller Dying to Run Trailer & Preorder Links
SocialMar 22, 2026

New Thriller Dying to Run Trailer & Preorder Links

Check out the trailer to my forthcoming book, DYING TO RUN. Preorder from Barnes & Noble: https://t.co/KhifmW0tYV Preorder from Amazon: https://t.co/ou5JbXraZQ https://t.co/SE7AxvBklw

By Matt Fitzgerald
Three Must‑Read Books Transforming Running & Women’s Sports
SocialMar 22, 2026

Three Must‑Read Books Transforming Running & Women’s Sports

SAVE THIS ONE FOR YOUR NEXT BOOK SHOP AND LIBRARY HAUL 📚 I want to share books I enjoyed more on my page. So I’m starting with these 3 that changed how I think about running, boundaries, being a woman in...

By Amanda Katz | Strength + Run Coach
Sin, Salvation, and Sacred Horror in Mann's Holy Sinner
SocialMar 22, 2026

Sin, Salvation, and Sacred Horror in Mann's Holy Sinner

Book Recommendation: The Holy Sinner by Thomas Mann I’m reading this book for the second time, which I read as a teenager and it left a deep impression on me. It’s content is between NR and NC-17. Really way beyond rated...

By Eli Ben-Sasson
Change Flows Like Water in “Blue Floats Away”
SocialMar 22, 2026

Change Flows Like Water in “Blue Floats Away”

Blue Floats Away – a tender illustrated story about our capacity for change, lensed through the water cycle https://t.co/blByzfdCYm

By Maria Popova
Project Hail Mary: Book and Film Exceed Expectations
SocialMar 22, 2026

Project Hail Mary: Book and Film Exceed Expectations

Project Hail Mary is one of the best books I have read this year. And the movie beat my expectations. AMAZE AMAZE AMAZE :)

By Ravi Shah
Big Advances, Not Small Presses, Drive Commercial Edits
SocialMar 22, 2026

Big Advances, Not Small Presses, Drive Commercial Edits

There's all kinds of editors, publishers, and authors. I've never had an editor demand changes that interfered with my artistic vision at all on small presses or big 5 ones. Though, I've also never been paid a gigantic advance where...

By Lincoln Michel
Mediocre Read: Too Many Personal Stories, Not Technical
SocialMar 21, 2026

Mediocre Read: Too Many Personal Stories, Not Technical

This book was ok. Maybe a 6.5 or 7 out of ten. Thought it would be more technical. There was some of that, but the 2nd half more about people whose lives had been impacted by various air...

By Lawrence Hamtil
Elevating Human Potential at Work and Life
SocialMar 21, 2026

Elevating Human Potential at Work and Life

What are we reading? Title: “Getting to Better - A new model for elevating human potential at work and in life” Author: Stephen de Groot @stephendegrootofficial Publisher: Networlding and Networlding Publishing Inc. #Books #Sales #Marketing #Socia… https://t.co/50XtmtdHir https://t.co/j9IGG9OeKm

By Tim Hughes
Maintenance Book Turns Out Surprisingly Spellbinding
SocialMar 21, 2026

Maintenance Book Turns Out Surprisingly Spellbinding

Didn’t expect a book on maintenance to be spellbinding Wonderfully written by @stewartbrand https://t.co/AA0fMC3MuF https://t.co/hkCoGsGMTU

By Chris Fralic
Forgotten Poet Rediscovered as Japan’s Beloved Children’s Voice
SocialMar 21, 2026

Forgotten Poet Rediscovered as Japan’s Beloved Children’s Voice

Are You an Echo – on #WorldPoetryDay, the remarkable story of the forgotten woman who died in her twenties and was rediscovered to become Japan's most beloved children's poet https://t.co/zk1RX1W0Kf

By Maria Popova
French Picture Book Shows Poetry's Healing Magic
SocialMar 21, 2026

French Picture Book Shows Poetry's Healing Magic

This Is a Poem That Heals Fish – on #WorldPoetryDay, an almost unbearably wonderful French picture-book about how poetry works its magic https://t.co/KxUMLIeBE0

By Maria Popova
Guard Your Unique Voice From AI and Over‑Editing
SocialMar 21, 2026

Guard Your Unique Voice From AI and Over‑Editing

So two things quick: one of the most important things a writer has is a voice. A voice is honed, developed over time. AI can rob you of your voice because by design it's generic. Whatever is uniquely you is...

By Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Trying to Stay Open, but Husbands Still Embarrass
SocialMar 21, 2026

Trying to Stay Open, but Husbands Still Embarrass

Whew. I don’t listen to podcasts much but I just voluntarily listened to one for the first time ever, the episode of ICYMI about Lindy West’s new book. I was trying so hard to be open but husbands just be out...

By Roxane Gay
Exploring the End of Progress and Great Crashes
SocialMar 21, 2026

Exploring the End of Progress and Great Crashes

A pleasure to chair @carlbfrey’s talk on his brilliant book, How Progress Ends, at the @oxfordlitfest who kindly also included my latest book, The Great Crashes: https://t.co/i2YoILCoDR https://t.co/ZYKZYwYpyr

By Linda Yueh
Signed “
SocialMar 21, 2026

Signed “

Unsigned copies of #BeingYou keep surfacing at ⁦@blackwelloxford⁩ - but don’t worry, these were all spotted and signed. Down in the Norrington Room. https://t.co/6sc4Lsents

By Anil Seth, DPhil
Scarcity Breeds Powerlessness; Read the Essential Book
SocialMar 21, 2026

Scarcity Breeds Powerlessness; Read the Essential Book

As the world moves quickly from higher prices to outright rationing, I can't recommend the book "Scarcity" enough. As I write in "The Confidence Map" not having enough of what matters fuels intense feelings of powerlessness and uncertainty. https://t.co/rwHhqBqG8U

By Peter Atwater
Read Your Query, Don't Memorize: Pitch Stress-Free
SocialMar 21, 2026

Read Your Query, Don't Memorize: Pitch Stress-Free

At a writing conference today, so my annual reminder. If you book time to chat with editors or agents, and you’re pitching your work… just read your query. Don’t try to memorize things and put that extra pressure on yourself. It’s...

By Eric Smith
Authors and Publishers Must Vet AI
SocialMar 21, 2026

Authors and Publishers Must Vet AI

Good morning to every author who does not accept an editor’s changes without reviewing them first, and also to every publisher who did not ruin both an author’s career and their own reputation by fast-tracking and promoting a book *before*...

By Joel Shulkin, MD
Readers Judge Books by Author, Not Content
SocialMar 21, 2026

Readers Judge Books by Author, Not Content

No. I am not saying people can’t like books. Not all books are good. Taste is subjective. I am saying that people here talk about which books they support or will stop supporting based on sentiments about the author without,...

By Roxane Gay
Self‑Publishing: Running Your Own Small Business for Control
SocialMar 20, 2026

Self‑Publishing: Running Your Own Small Business for Control

True that. Self-publishing means becoming a small business owner. And the reason why many people say they're going towards self-pub is precisely to maintain more control.

By Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Three Must‑Read Books That Transformed My 2026
SocialMar 20, 2026

Three Must‑Read Books That Transformed My 2026

3 books that changed my life in 2026: • Sales Pitch - April Dunford • The Great CEO Within - Matt Mochary • 10x Is Easier Than 2x - Dan Sullivan, Ben Hardy

By Matt Gray
Seeking Churches to Host Free Uncluttered Faith Tour
SocialMar 20, 2026

Seeking Churches to Host Free Uncluttered Faith Tour

Want to bring the Uncluttered Faith book tour to your hometown? I’m looking for churches around the country (US-only for now) that might be open to hosting me for an evening event this summer. If you have a connection to a...

By Joshua Becker
Publishing a Rewritten Book without Reading Is Inexcusable
SocialMar 20, 2026

Publishing a Rewritten Book without Reading Is Inexcusable

I get the desire to defend the possibly AI author but... by their own admission their novel was dramatically rewritten (allegedly by a friend using AI) and then they claim they didn't "have time" to read the book before publishing...

By Lincoln Michel
Living Well Is the Best Revenge
SocialMar 20, 2026

Living Well Is the Best Revenge

What a wonderful writer. "Living Well Is the Best Revenge," his 1962 piece on Gerald and Sara Murphy, changed the way I live and think.

By Rachel Tashjian Wise
Deep Dive Into Making of Project Hail Mary
SocialMar 20, 2026

Deep Dive Into Making of Project Hail Mary

Really enjoyed going long with @chrizmillr and @philiplord on the making of the fantastic 'Project Hail Mary.' A real deep dive: https://t.co/apvIeG6dYw

By Brian Hiatt