Buy Invitational Selling—Profits Support Make‑A‑Wish
My friend Dennis Cummins, who is incredible when it comes to sales and communication, has just released his new book, Invitational Selling. For the first 48 hours, 100% of the proceeds from the launch will be donated to Make-A-Wish.Grab a copy today: https://t.co/336geQNR3G https://t.co/xTN43QsPDB
Join My Short Story Reading at Tunbridge Wells Festival
I’m doing a reading from my short story collection The Body In The Mobile Library at the Tunbridge Wells Literary Festival on Tues 5th May. So come along and get on the receiving end of some literary jouissance. Click here:...
David Birch's "Identity Is the New Money" Tops Finance Literature
Wow. Ten years ago. John Lanchester https://t.co/tvIiviwJYt "David Birch is the author of a fresh, original and fascinatingly wide-ranging short book about developments in the field, "Identity Is the New Money". His is the best book on general issues around new forms...
Viktor Frankl’s Lost Lectures on Life’s Meaning Resurface
9 months after his release from the concentration camps, Viktor Frankl delivered a set of staggering lectures about the meaning of life, which remained unknown to the English-speaking world for 70+ years. What a gift to have them now. https://t.co/3ZkFb3gs0f
Mary Wollstonecraft: Feminist Pioneer and Mother of Frankenstein’s Creator
Born on this day in 1759, Mary Wollstonecraft lived to lay the foundation of what we now call feminism and died giving birth to Mary Shelley. Hers is the bittersweet true love story behind Frankenstein: https://t.co/cZpyMC8mmY
Pay‑to‑play Book Promotions Are Scams
It's a scam if someone asks you for money to feature a book in a store. It's a scam if someone asks you to pay to be included in a festival. It's a scam if someone asks you to pay...
Patagonia Turned Customers Into Catalog Models
Reading "Dirtbag Billionaire: How Yvon Chouinard Built Patagonia, Made a Fortune, and Gave It All Away" by @dgelles One interesting story in it about how they used photos of their customers using the gear as calalog models. https://t.co/yoUJD3B6yj
When Is It Acceptable to Discard Gifted Books?
I know I can be sassy sometimes but I have a GENUINE QUESTION about book PR etiquette. Under what circumstances is it ok to get rid of a gifted book?
Avoid These 7 Fatal Endings to Save Your Novel
A bad ending can turn what would be a five-star novel into a flop. And that's all your readers will remember, no matter how brilliant the rest of the story was. That's why your ending HAS to land. Here are the 7 weakest...
Meet Nat Brunell at Gemini Booth for Book Signing
Did someone say meet & greet? Tomorrow at 1pm PT @natbrunell will be at the Gemini booth signing her new book ‘Bitcoin is for Everyone’ Stop by and pick up a copy while supplies last 📖 https://t.co/axK4PY7OWj
Prevent Defects by Redesigning Processes: Top Leadership Read
📘 Refuel your knowledge: My favorite leadership read this week. What’s on your list? 💡 It provides specific methods to re-create the process itself so that defects are never produced in the first place. Helpful resource: 🔗 https://t.co/4ZJVrAbH0W https://t.co/O6AfZq6bdQ
Women Outpace Men in Recent Horror Book Deals
We sometimes have a perception bias. Someone posted they only see men being signed for horror books. I checked Publishers Weekly for 2026 and 2025 and I'm seeing a slightly larger number of women getting horror deals than men. Some...
From Space Operas to Canadian Shorts: A Reading Roundup
Things to think about #17 - - The Land Trap, The Dragonlance Chronicles, Revelation Space, and Canadian Short Fiction, https://t.co/lVORDg5xg2. My latest blog post, rounding up my latest reading, featuring @Birdyword
Dream Realized: My Book Hits Two Beloved UK Bookstores
Things are hard & scary & so damn frustrating, but it warmed my heart that in the last week I got word that 2 of my favorite UK bookshops, Blackwell's in Edinburgh & The Book Hive in Norwich, are going...
Deep Dive Into Tinkered Thinking with Jameson Olsen
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: Going Deep with Tinkered Thinking and Jameson Olsen ⚔️🥚🛡️🏰🐴, by @LibertyRPF https://t.co/wFk0JSyReq
New Podcast Explores A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
New podcast on A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (HBO show & the George R.R. Martin novella) ⚔️🛡️🐴🏰 https://t.co/NflzOn2cpr
AI's Punctuated Leap Reshapes Healthcare, Says Surgeon
A review: INTELLIGENT—The Evolution of AI Transforming Healthcare by @ShafiAhmed5 📖The Man Suits the Title There's something rather autobiographical about this book. The title suits the author as much as the subject. I've known Shafi for over a decade. We've argued...
Adult Discovers Hidden Washington Gems in Kids Guide
It might be designed for kids, but this adult devoured the engaging new “111 Places for Kids in Washington that you Must Not Miss” by the clever Austin Graff. Until I read his new book, I didn’t know there was...
Find the Right Book, and Reading Becomes Enjoyable
“If you don’t like to read, you haven’t found the right book.” – @jk_rowling https://t.co/IbZTnRJiRI
New Book Chronicles Sickle Cell's History and Cure Quest
📢My new book is out on Sept 8th from @Harvard_Press: 'Curved Air: A Biography of Sickle Cell Anemia and the Quest to Cure the First Molecular Disease.' Some early testimonials.... @EricTopol @PeterHotez https://t.co/o3DKXW7d8t #sicklecelldisease https://t.co/4yrsbdDFe0
Loving Some Series, Struggling With Operation Bounce House
While I loved reading Dungeon Crawler Carl and the Dominion of Blades series, I’m finding Operation Bounce House a bit of a chore to get through. Anyone else?
A Decade to Financial Freedom Through Consistent Novels
2010 was the year I could live entirely off income from books, that income being advances and royalties. That was 10 years after my first book came out and 5 years after my first novel. Prior to that freelancing and...
Discover Doolittle's Tale of Unrepeatable Luck
next read, “i could never be so lucky again” by gen. james h. “jimmy” doolittle https://t.co/OTIohRZzmA
Hermann Hesse: Education Should Ignite Wonder and Life
How to be more alive – Hermann Hesse on wonder and the proper aim of education https://t.co/riNSgGVd5p
Can Successful Authors Actually Live Solely on Book Sales?
If you are an author, can you afford to live off of just books alone? And I mean no partner with a fancy high paying job and no generational wealth. Does your book writing alone pay all your...
Full‑time Author without a Bestseller Is Possible
-Real author talk- You do not have to hit the top 100 on Amazon to do this full-time. I have 35 books out. This is my full time job. I’ve only had 4 books hit the top 100 Amazon in...
Authors Must Reread Manuscript Four Times—Still Love It
Did you know that after you write your book, the publisher asks you to read it cover-to-cover four different times? Neither did I 😓. The fact that I still love it at this stage of the game gives me great...
Readers, Stop Tagging Authors in Your Reviews
I’m using my Mean Mom voice when I say this: READERS – STOP TAGGING AUTHORS IN REVIEWS. Just stop. Completely. Never do it again. Thank you.
Master One Writing Niche, Watch the Money Flow
There are so many different ways to become a successful writer today: • Copywriter • Ghostwriter • Script writer • Newsletter writer • Digital product creator • Self-published fiction writer And they all work. Pick 1. Get really good at. And watch the money roll in.
V‑Formation Reveals Graceful Physics of Vulnerability
Grace against gravity and the physics of vulnerability – fascinating and surprisingly moving read on how birds fly and why they flock in V-formation https://t.co/Y26uEvvYCn
Karma Meets a Flat Tire: A Bedouin Lesson
Karma and a Flat Tyre: The Final Bedouin Toll by @Timothy_Hughes https://t.co/YKJaU9CFHy @DLAIgnite #SocialSelling #DigitalSelling #Sales #SalesTips #SalesLeader #Salesforce #SalesEnablement #Marketing #Leadership #ArtificialIntelligence #Travel https://t.co/XkAZeZ8Pe1
Constraints Spark Creativity; AI Risks Stifling Thought
Check the link in my bio for more info and pre-order links for my new book, Inside the Box, in which I share science and stories that show how constraints can make you more creative, productive, and satisfied. Everyone worries that...
Exploring Time's Arrow and Our Mattering Inst
Time's Arrow and the Drive to Matter (discussion of Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and Rebecca Goldstein's The Mattering Instinct @platobooktour), by one of my longtime favorite writers, Virginia Postrel @vpostrel https://t.co/wG8NgKiJ9g
From Czarist Russia to Civil Rights: Rebel Photography Saga
With one of the greatest living photographers, dannylyonphotos2 on the occasion of his latest book, “The Rebel’s Scrapbook.” It is a saga of political radicalism that begins in Czarist Russia and extends into the U.S. civil rights struggles. @dashwood_books
Know the Literary Giants; Ignorance Isn’t a Cool Flex
There is a lot to be gained from knowing who the big names are and what’s going on in genres and literary styles that you might not personally read or write. Claiming ignorance is not the flex you think...
Top 5 Must-Read Books on Leadership, Markets, Innovation
📚 January reading list → 5 books on leadership, markets, innovation 👉 Read here: https://michaelwmchugh.com/january-reading-list-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/X2BLsgh61W
Reviving Imagination: Life's Bird, Language, and Desire
At the link, the best of The Marginalian this week in one place – the bird that is your life; rehabilitating the active imagination in the age of fractured attention; bell hooks on language and desire: https://t.co/ZIhuMS2QTp https://t.co/HBeB7f0Kw0
Appreciating Fukuyama, Yet Questioning a Highlighted Passage
There’s a lot to like in The End of History. It’s a good book. Fukuyama is very insightful in it on a number of things. But I don’t get what’s so great about this particular passage.
Aaron Brown's New Book Is a Must‑read
Having read an early copy I can tell you this book by my friend, co-author, and former colleague Aaron Brown is fabulous. You should order it. https://t.co/HPfjMoKc0N https://t.co/UayaXSOetF
Four Sales
The Shaven Crown: A Childhood of Two, Four, Six, and Eight by @Timothy_Hughes https://t.co/LyzUk1q8aU via @DLAIgnite #SocialSelling #DigitalSelling #Sales #SalesTips #SalesLeader #Marketing #MarketingSuccess #MarketingStrategy #ArtificialIntelligence #Innovation #Technology #TechNews
Explore Montessori Education This Summer Through Book Club
What's your summer reading? Why not learn about Montessori education in a book club? https://t.co/R7b7KAqiMJ https://t.co/WuPP2ZAwB9
Must‑Read Books I Wish I'd Known at 18
Someone asked me for book recommendations that I wish I would’ve read when I was 18 and here’s a few. Let me know what other books you’re interested in.
Bruce Lee Reveals Willpower, Imagination, Confidence Secrets
The reason of emotion – Bruce Lee's unpublished writings on willpower, imagination, and confidence https://t.co/DNwcuwQzbt
Is There a Genre That Screams Spring?
A few years ago my publisher was doing a Summerween promo to promote horror books in the summer rather than the fall because of the association of horror with Halloween/October. And we talk about beach reads in the summer. Which...
Who Should Be the Next Tech Visionary Biography?
There's the book of: -Naval Ravikant -Elon Musk -Balaji Srinivasan Who would you like to see a book about next? https://t.co/9jozLlCeSJ
Free Shipping This Weekend for Indie Bookstore Day
There's free shipping at Bookshop.org this weekend to celebrate Indie Bookstore Day, if you're looking for a new read https://bookshop.org/p/books/metallic-realms-a-novel-lincoln-michel/0a3abce8348fccc4?ean=9781668058671&next=t
Seeing My Book Shelved Everywhere Still Feels Incredible
This time last year I did an indie bookstore crawl in Toronto for Canadian Independent Bookstore Day, which felt extra special since my book EVERYTHING BUT MONEY had just come out. I’ve gotta say, a year later, seeing my book...
Seeking Beginner-Friendly Investing Book with Accounting Depth
What is your top investing book recommendation? Bonus points if: - Gets into the weeds of financial accounting - Relatively approachable for beginners
Inanna Sarkis Debuts First Comic Book The Name She Lost
Remember this name: social media personality & actress @inanna Sarkis launches her 1st comic book, INANNA: THE NAME SHE LOST from @theVaultcomics and here with producer Emma McAteer, at Revenge Of in Eagle Rock Friday. https://t.co/5ZpOkwMUwy