Rachel Carson's Silent Spring Sparked Earth Day's Origin
#EarthDay was largely inspired by Rachel Carson's book "Silent Spring." Here is the bittersweet story behind how and why she wrote it: https://t.co/DRwh8xuzi8
A Mother's Raw Journey Through Unthinkable Grief
An excerpt from the forthcoming "Dispatches from Grief: A Mother's Journey Through the Unthinkable" by @DCrittenden1 Available next month from @infinitebooks https://t.co/NhwdLlzFOe
Billionaires Drive Biotech's Race for Cancer Blockbusters
Just read "For Blood and Money: Billionaires, Biotech, and the Quest for a Blockbuster Drug" a good book about developing of a pair of cancer drugs. Great work by @nathanvardi https://t.co/rrTOe6GqIB
Submitting Reviews Triggers Flood of Netgalley Approvals
Does anyone else feel like they get a wave of approvals when they submit a review on Netgalley? Last time I submitted 4 reviews in on night, I got NINE approvals over the next couple of days. 🫣 So, I just...
Spot the Universal Pattern Once You Start Noticing
The pattern is everywhere, once you know to look for it. From my new book Incorruptible — pre-order: https://t.co/gowvHYBeeQ https://t.co/Rxhr5RxWC1
Give Graduates Signed Copies of My New Book
Need a great grad gift? Signed copies of my new book are available at the famous Kepler's in Menlo Park, CA. https://t.co/yQ4pNl0vHX
Get a Signed Book for Austin Graduates at Book People
If you live in Austin and would like a signed copy of my book as a graduation gift, they have them at Book People. Can also be purchased online... 🤘🙏🤘🙏 https://t.co/aVaPUIIYCT
Seeking Cookbooks Rich in History and Storytelling
Doing a little research for a new project… friends, what are some of your favorite cookbooks that are heavy on the history and storytelling? IE: The Mosquito Supper Club or California Soul.
Distribution Shortages Undermine Indie Authors' Earnings
No. It's happening again. The Bewitching is out in paperback today in the USA & my friend went to a large bookstore and they didn't have it in stock because they only ordered two copies and they're gone. This stocking/distribution...
Poetry Shows How Books Rescue Troubled Children
"(You never know what troubled little girl needs a book)" Nikki Giovanni's wonderful poems celebrating libraries and librarians https://t.co/p2NFx6czcd
Treat Your Book Like a Product to Sell
The authors who sell the most understand this: writing is art, but publishing is business. If you want to reach more readers or score a big publishing deal, it helps to start thinking of your book like a product you're selling...
He Loved Them so Much He Blurbed Multiple Times
And they are good (he said, having blurbed at least a couple because he enjoyed them that much)!
BookCon Highlights Publishing's Author‑Indie Consumer Shift
This year's BookCon definitely underlines one of the greatest transformations in book publishing in the last 10 years. It is more author-driven, indie-driven, and consumer-driven than ever before. BookCon can succeed and grow; the industry-facing BookExpo remains as dead as...
Sharing New Divergent AU Book, Even Without Prior Reading
Me, explaining to my husband there will be a new Divergent AU book Me: did you read those books? Him: no… Him: do I need to have read them for this announcement to make sense? Me: no…LOOOONG PAUSE (because maybe, but I’m gonna tell...
Exploring Prediction: Interview on Carissa Veliz’s Prophecy
I'm the interviewer today for Carissa Veliz's absolutely fascinating book about prediction -- "prophecy" -- at the 92NY: https://t.co/zvDcxfeszI
Staggering, Beautiful Portrait of Grief and Lost Daughter
My colleague Dylan says it perfectly—@DCrittenden1’s book is a staggering portrayal of grief, but also a beautiful portrayal of the daughter she lost. Proud that @infinitebooks is publishing it.
Our Bodies Accumulate DNA Replication Errors over a Lifetime
Your DNA replicates a lot between the time you're a fertilized egg and the 30T or so (human) cells in your adult body; fidelity is high but not perfect. In today's @WSJ I review a new book taking a deep...
Copying Classics Reveals Your Unique Writing Voice
Hunter S. Thompson copied The Great Gatsby by hand "to see what it felt like to write a great American novel." And his own style was completely different. Just shows how useful it can be to study and try other styles, in...
Green Book Ends Meetings, Instability Still Looms
nerd patrol: @TobiasAdrian1 just kills it with the green book on stability. the meetings are over. our instability is not. https://t.co/6pOoSwmvpB cover-to-cover. @KGeorgieva
Write Disability Characters Carefully; Understand Their Daily Reality
Writing a main character with serious physical challenges—ones you do not have—carries great risk because their daily experience is so different from your own. That can be hard to keep up for 350 pages, let alone a series. Here are three...
Fiction Reveals Universal Truths Better Than History
“Aristotle calls fiction more philosophical than history, because it allows you to see the universals.” ~@costofglory
From Homeless to Stanford Lawyer: My Story Simplified
I just made it a heck of a lot easier for people to read my serialized memoir, "From There to Here: A Story of Survival" My journey from homeless and on my own at age 11 to Stanford lawyer, law...
Write Through the Hate; Edit Later
I have crossed over the 60k threshold for book 36. 1800 words written today. Did I wanna show up? Nope. Did I write mostly dialogue? Yep. Did I hate everything I wrote? Also yes. Do I understand this happens during...
Timeless Voices: From Tocqueville to Conrad
Alexis de Tocqueville, W. Somerset Maugham, Joseph Conrad, and Ernst Jünger to name a few
Future Jobs May Shock Descendants Like Past Oddities
The book Bullshit Jobs by David Graeber was wrong in substance but right in gestalt. Many jobs of the past would horrify us today -- chimneysweep?? Many jobs of today will horrify our descendents. We actually made people DO that?...
Usborne Books: Kids' Must-Have Collectible Favorites
Big up Usborne Books, we swear by these things. At this point, we are basically Pokémon hunters, and we gotta catch em all. My kids love them and they are very
Assassination Books Reveal Chilling Manhunts and Conspiracies
Here are the most interesting assassination books... When I read, I go down rabbit holes. I'm sick...but interesting: Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer John Wilkes Booth killed Abe Lincoln and was loose for 12 days. Booth was a famous actor. Think...
New Must-Read Cookbooks to Add to Your Shelf
From my bookshelf to yours: several books to discover this month 📖 "Mindful Cooking" - Coming out October 6! Pre-order link in bio "Table 4 at The River Cafe" by Ruthie Rogers "The Secret History of French Cooking" by @lukebarr "Ohana Style" by...
Pause Before You Fire: Opportunity Disguised as Scam
It finally happened. I almost sent a wildly mean reply to a publishing scammer, only to discover it was a real, major opportunity before hitting send. 😬
Shallow POV Keeps Readers From Connecting With Your Story
Three of my subscribers sent me their manuscripts for critique… and they ALL make the same mistake: Shallow POV. It's an issue I see in 50% of the manuscripts I edit, and if your readers keep saying they "just aren't connecting" with...
EdTech Book Picks to Inspire Your Classroom
📚 Looking for your next education read? For World Book Day this week, explore my EdTech books filled with tools, strategies, and ideas to spark inspiration for your classroom or PD this year. Browse the list 👇 https://t.co/i1TQo4Gcz6 #EdTech #EdChat
Today's Book Prices Match Past Costs After Inflation
A brand new book today costs $28-$35. That's too expensive, or is it... A new copy of "To Kill a Mockingbird" went for $4 when it was first published. A new copy of "The Fellowship of the Ring" was $5 when it...
Comprehensive New Book Explores Somatic Mutation
Just out - my latest @WSJBooks review - a new book offering comprehensive consideration of somatic mutation -> https://t.co/ptkWfPKemN @zakkohane
Must‑Read Book Spotlighted at SHRM Talent 2026
Here’s another great book on sale at #SHRM Talent 2026 by @sharlyn_lauby I highly recommend it. https://t.co/eGfdzHJQyH
Excited for Leigh Rodriguez's New Book at SHRM Talent 2026
Can’t wait to read this book by Leigh Rodriguez from @AgileOneGlobal. One of the speakers and authors at #SHRM Talent 2026. https://t.co/YUHLvJhkk9
Celebrating 5 Years of William Green’s Transformative Book
Congratulations William Green @WilliamGreen72 on the 5 year anniversary of Richer, Wiser, Happier. You indeed wrote a phenomenal book - that has shaped a generation. #RicherWiserHappier
Get the 48 Laws of Twitter—Comment “48”
If you don't have The 48 Laws of Twitter™ Like and comment “48” and I’ll send the link to you. https://t.co/dPOw63o7mM
Achebe: Art Serves as Active Citizenship
This is wonderful and surprising in the best ways: Chinua Achebe on art as a form of citizenship https://t.co/yUChiZq5uo
Your Original World Isn’t Fanfic, It’s Yours
It's not a fanfic if it's your world and your characters and your book, some people seem to be struggling with that concept
12 Must-Read Books to Become a World-Class Engineer
If you want to become a world-class software engineer (in 2026), then read these 12 books:
Start with Action, Peel Story Layers, Skip Info Dumps
Author writing tip - Start with action, a conversation, something to draw your reader in… Not info dumping Info dumping is unnecessary. I fell prey to this when I first started out. You want to give your reader context. You...
Interdisciplinary Team Launches Culinary Psychology Book
This weekend, I received 5 copies of our Culinary Psychology book. My contribution to this book is in lifestyle medicine, connecting food with the six pillars of lifestyle medicine. There's also a chapter on empowering healthy eating patterns, Chapter 12. I...
BookCon Misses the Mark on DEI and Talent
I was hoping to write another one of my "this pop culture convention leaves HR conferences in the dust" posts. But I'm sad to report that BookCon fell short 💔 A thread, from a DEI, Talent, and Experience lens:
Late Discovery: Finally Reading a Year-Old Publication
Read this a year or so after it was published, but was too distracted to appreciate it. 📚 #amreadi̇ng
Solitude Unchosen, Drawn by Our Inner Destiny Stone
"Solitude is not chosen, any more than destiny is chosen. Solitude comes to us if we have within us the magic stone that attracts destiny." A gem of a read: https://t.co/MWDfIb9fI7
New Book Traces DeepMind’s Rise in AI History
This is a fantastically interesting ep of Ground Truth as @EricTopol interviews @scmallaby about Mallaby's new book The Infinity Machine - intellectual history of AI focused on @demishassabis & @GoogleDeepMind. https://t.co/uudKbqUKF6 cc @zakkohane @CadeMetz
Explore Manhattan’s Dutch Roots Through Art
I regularly recommend @RussellShorto's books about New York and Dutch history. Now you can take a walk through Manhattan's past with him through Dutch art at @NYHistory. Gift link: Recalling When Lower Manhattan Was New Amsterdam https://t.co/SjquafSi02
Art Inspires Spaceflight: Discover the Space Journal
Missing #Moonjoy since #Artemis splashed down last week? Run, don't walk, to nearest bookshop to pick up this sumptuous book, Space Journal, from @dallascampbell on how art has inspired spaceflight, & vice versa. #AmazeAmazeAmaze https://t.co/yM1CuecEY2
Founder Manual: India's War Map, Not Silicon Valley Playbook
Forget the generic Silicon Valley playbooks. The Founder Manual by @somani_utsav is officially out, and it’s less of a textbook and more of a "war map" for the Indian ecosystem. @offline_members https://t.co/OxCOlfQKJU
Deadly Epidemics Forged Texas and America's Destiny
For my new book @MITPress “Texas Fever Frontiers: How Deadly Epidemics Shaped the Lone Star State & America’s Destiny,” I’m doing a deep dive into our extraordinary history, from Paleo-Indians, to Cabeza de Vaca, Franciscan Missions, Austin Colony, Republic, Confederate...