Saving Comic Creativity From AI Supervillains
Some exclusive content from my new book about comics, Ai, and the race to rescue creativity from the silicon super villains 👇🏻 https://t.co/zggZPXkW5K
Koji Suzuki’s Final Novel Delivers Thrilling Sci‑Fi Mystery
I had only read Koji Suzuki’s “Spiral (Rasen)” among his novels (though I’ve seen several of the movie adaptations). After hearing the far too sudden news of MR. Suzuki’s passing, I bought and read “Ubiquitous,” which became his final work....
Slow Chapters Pay Off in Stolguard Incident's Two Halves
The Stolguard Incident is divided into 2 parts. But really it's two halves. Mystery and resolution. My favorite feedback is: "I'm really enjoying the 1st half, but a few flashback chapters are kinda slow." and then, "Omg, I read the 2nd half...
Four Core Motivations Define Every Writer’s Identity
From working with hundreds of authors over my career, I've discovered that most writers fall into one of four types (or a blend of them). The key to figuring out which writer type you are comes down to one question: What drives...
Ragebait Lit Forces Rethink of Modern Feminist Ideals
I wrote about the books that are inspiring so many heated takes right now, and how they allow us to question where we are and what our feminist ideals have become. https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/art-books-music/a71363531/the-rise-of-ragebait-lit/
Summer Reading & Listening Picks From Timmerman Report
1/9 In my latest @timmermanreport I highlight a few books, blogs, and podcasts for the summer. https://t.co/Ukhmwavpsn I'll flag a handful in this thread...
Steve Jobs' Secret: 5 Yogi Lessons Behind Apple
Everyone should read this book. Steve Jobs re-read it every year. And at his memorial service, all 500 guests were given a copy. The book? "Autobiography of a Yogi" by Paramahansa Yogananda. And these 5 ideas from it helped Steve Jobs build the $1 trillion...
Rosenbaum Dodges Blame While Touting Truth‑focused Book
JFC, Rosenbaum refuses to take responsibility and he's still promoting the book on his socials without coming clean. His book is supposed to be about truth. AI-Writing Scandals Are Getting Very Confusing https://t.co/oUTXQoNhW5 https://t.co/Pw9gvRrWfJ
Divorce Stories From Those Lacking Generational Wealth
Apropos of absolutely nothing, here's a little list I made in January of divorce memoirs by people who do not have generational wealth. https://www.themarisreview.com/the-maris-review-vol-87/
Brilliant Scientists, Dark Legacies: Fact Meets Fiction
I recently listened (on Spotify) to a fascinating book by Benjamin Labatut (“When we Cease to Understand the World”) that is a history of famous 20th Century scientists that mostly ended up falling off the edge in some way. Starts...
Grateful for All the Book Talk Opportunities
One more quick roundup of me talking my book. Thx again to everyone who gave me a chance riff on the book on your platform. 1/
Discover On Books: Weekly Reviews to Expand Thinking
Introducing On Books, a new weekly newsletter bringing you reviews and recommendations to expand your thinking. 📚 Read the first edition and get on our list https://t.co/jgNLDnVbLR
Dreamlike Road Trip Explores Sleep’s Transformative Power
High Winds by Sylvan Oswald and Jessica Fleischmann. How does sleep—or its absence—change us? At the end of another wakeful night, High Winds tears off on a hallucinatory road trip in search of his estranged half brother, led by cryptic signs...
Taiwanese Novel Wins 2026 International Booker, First Ever
“Taiwan Travelogue” (臺灣漫遊錄), a novel by Taiwanese writer Yang Shuang-zi (楊双子) and translated into English by Lin King (金翎), has won the 2026 International Booker Prize, becoming the first Taiwanese work to win the award. https://t.co/1M2ZxHmdOs
AI Amplifies Human Strengths, Not Replaces Jobs
Don't get the wrong idea from the picture - I am only Open to Work harder at Insilico to increase your lifespan and peakspan. Just picked up "Open to Work: How to Get Ahead in the Age of AI" by...
Literature Thrives Like Ecosystem, Recycling Words Across Generations
“Like other life forms, literature survives, connects, colonizes. Cellulose fibers are converted into paper, into books, and immortal words. Words, too, provide compost. So are intertexts our way of recycling literature? Of metabolizing it? One book belongs to another.” - Clara...
College Dream Turns Into Silicon Valley Dystopia
Theo Baker just wanted to go to college. He ended up at the rapacious, awkward center of the world, where a rising dweebocracy is plotting to rule, a new Wall Street but in Silicon Valley, with more pimples and less...
Ruth Krauss’s Final Collaboration with Young Maurice Sendak
Ruth Krauss is one of the unsung heroes of our epoch, having raised generations of children with her uncommonly poetic books. Here is her final and loveliest collaboration with the young Maurice Sendak well before he dreamt up his Wild...
Silence Carries Weight in Strout's The Things We Never Say
The Weight of the Unspoken: Elizabeth Strout's Departure in "The Things We Never Say https://t.co/2G8GTChp7V
Write Human: Embrace Vulnerability, Trim Excess, Trust Editors
Some highlights from the interview: 1) "The point is not to try harder; it's to resist life less." 2) "Reverence is about constantly asking yourself: how alive am I willing to be? It hurts to be fully alive. It means taking...
León Ferrari’s Anti‑War Masterpiece Gets First English Translation
The Words of Others (Palabras ajenas) by León Ferrari. The Words of Others (Palabras ajenas) is the first full English translation of the Argentine artist León Ferrari’s uncompromising literary masterpiece (1967). A critique of the Vietnam War and American imperial politics,...
Essential Tips for Authors Ordering Wearable Merchandise
I have to admit, I've thought about doing apparel, especially for AWP. Some useful insight here into how to prepare from someone who specializes in wearable merch. From a Philadelphia shop: https://janefriedman.com/what-authors-need-to-know-about-ordering-wearable-merch/
Hot
I wrote about a phenomenon in literary adaptations that I refer to as hot-washing. lithub.com/hollywood-ne...
Brodsky's Remedy: Poetry Beats Existential Boredom
Nobel laureate Joseph Brodsky on the cure for existential boredom (which may be the most pernicious and invisible modern epidemic beneath everything from loneliness to war) https://t.co/12A49eeD5x
Leadership Lessons Meet Poetry in Baldoni’s New Book
What are we reading? Title: “Leadership and Verse - Poems and Stories” Author: John Baldoni @jbaldoni Publisher: Maison Vero #Books #Sales #Marketing #Leadership #SocialSelling CC: Lori Ames, Christina Czachor @theprfreelancer https://t.co/8AzNsmADVo https://t.co/8ZvwWn2w3P
Baby Hare Awakens Workaholic, Rekindles Her Wild Soul
The moving story of how a helpless baby hare helped a workaholic woman wake up from the trance of near-living and rewild her soul https://t.co/yBn8omsEpm
Kirkus Hails ‘Hot Type’ as Witty Print History
I'm delighted with Kirkus' review of my next book, Hot Type. "Jarvis covers it all in this immensely readable work. He also has a witty way of presenting history.... A fascinating history of print’s evolution." https://t.co/UiRdVXdryJ
Consistent World, Biker Themes, Emotion-Driven Storytelling
I’m a big believer in authors writing whatever the hell they want and publishing it however they want. Do your thing. There are no rules. But for me personally, I stay pretty on point with what I write. Every book exists in...
AI Revives Plato’s Fear of Thought‑Detached Writing
Is AI making Plato’s old suspicion about writing feel new again? ✏️When Writing Becomes Detached From Thought https://t.co/XebP7NKNXe
Four Must‑Read Books With Satisfying Endings
If you’re looking for a book that earns its ending — I have four. Dark domesticity. Cult obedience. Desert friendships. Ancient queens with modern echoes. Swipe for April’s top picks. Full list in last week’s In My Library — link in bio. What...
An Elegy to the Magazine in Book Form
I wrote a book as an elegy to the magazine. You can get it here: https://t.co/nj7CYBv3sJ https://t.co/p0EUzHAWBx
First Psychological Thriller Set in Bali Now on Kindle
why yes, i am delusional enough to ✨try ✨ just released my first novel. it’s a psychological thriller set in Bali. it’s available on kindle. https://a.co/d/0eWGpc4F
Gibran’s Guide to Humanity’s Spiritual Perfection
How to be human – Kahlil Gibran's recipe for our spiritual perfection as a species https://t.co/S1aNieKGbX
The Science of Selling Named Among Top Sales Books
Honored that The Science of Selling was included in this list of top sales books. https://t.co/EJ822aqSMK
Publish Publicly, Collaborate, and Monetize—Don’t Hide
Writers who make the most money, Practice In Public, play the long game, productize themselves, and write WITH their readers Writers who don't hide in a cabin in the woods, stare out the window, wait for inspiration, chase "perfection," and never...
Seeking Netgalley-Wide Flag for Discriminatory Reviewer Content
I know Netgalley has a way for publishers to leave notes about reviewers, but I also know that only that imprint can see the notes. Is there a feature to flag reviewers for *all* publishers if their reviews are discriminatory?...
We May Be Hallucinating Every Moment, Not Just Oddities
"It's easy to spot a hallucination only when it's bizarre. For all we know, we hallucinate all the time." - Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain https://amazn.so/n7qtJAB
Plot Originality Matters Less than Execution for Writers
I was working with a client recently who had a strong draft of a murder mystery novel set in the elite competitive figure skating world. Then she read a new release with a similar premise and was crushed. She nearly trashed...
Seeking All‑In‑One Manager for New Book Launch
Attn: book publishing ninjas... ...looking for someone to handle web design, marketing, Amazon, fulfillment, etc. for my new book Precepts (already fully designed and edited). Details here: https://t.co/Ad15Ayudzv
Comment MINDSET for My Trader Psychology Books
comment “MINDSET” if you want to see all of the books that helped me with my emotions and the psychology of being a good trader
Zadie Smith Challenges Punitive Cultural Appropriation Dogma
From the inimitable Zadie Smith, a wonderful corrective for the punitive dogma of "cultural appropriation" https://t.co/fijyPYi8b7
Books Can Pay Off Years After Release
Got a surprise royalty statement today that revealed You Can Go Your Own Way earned out after five years. It’s my favorite of my books, released in 2021. No events, no anything. But, books can have a long life. Thank you...
First Steps with Linux Updated: Cleaner PDF & EPUB
The first update for First Steps with Linux is now out. I went back through the book, cleaned up rough sections, improved explanations, fixed grammar issues, and added more visual polish throughout. The structure hasn’t changed much, but a lot of sections...
Surplus Explores History of Overabundance, Ends Economic Primacy
My new book Surplus: The History of Too Much and the End of Economic Primacy is available for pre-order on Amazon. Out November 3, 2026 from Prometheus Books (@prometheusbks). Pre-order: https://t.co/gf5kOXaBO0 https://t.co/ht1ggvnw5K
Teach Kids AI Creation, Not Just Answer Memorization
This is why I wrote a children’s book on GenAI. The future won’t belong to kids who memorize answers for jobs that may disappear. It will belong to kids who can ask better questions, create new things, and think with intelligent tools. Teach...
When One Book Sparks a Whole Author Obsession
Have you ever read a book by an author that was so good it made you want to read everything else they've written?
Diving Into Music History: Must‑Read Books on Rock
Reading Diary - Quantum Criminals: Ramblers, Wild Gamblers, and Other Soul Survivors from the Songs of Steely Dan by Alex Pappedemas & Joan LeMay; The Name of This Band is R.E.M. by Peter Ames Carlin; Lollapalooza by Richard Bienstock &...
Science Confirms Audiobooks Count as Reading, Despite Doubt
Do audiobooks count as reading? According to an NPR poll, 40% of Americans say that listening to audiobooks doesn’t count as reading. But here's what the science says:
Read What Engages You, Not Just Classics
“I have always advised my students: If a book bores you, leave it; don’t read it because it is famous, don’t read it because it is modern, don’t read a book because it is old. If a book is tedious...
AI Hype Promises AGI; Reality Delivers Flawed Fun
Serious question: Should I write a short book called 7 lies about AI that never die?