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Deal‑Maker's Flashy Tactics Reveal Empty Negotiation Substance
SocialApr 8, 2026

Deal‑Maker's Flashy Tactics Reveal Empty Negotiation Substance

“The Art of the Deal” might just sell out again. From threatening to end a civilization to adopting an already existing 10-point plan as a ‘workable basis’ in less than a day - amazing negotiator.

By Andreas Steno Larsen
Freedom of Money Releases Worldwide April 8, Proceeds to Charity
SocialApr 8, 2026

Freedom of Money Releases Worldwide April 8, Proceeds to Charity

The book Freedom of Money is live in some countries already. It seems the book will be available to everyone on April 8th at 12:00 AM in their own time zone. If you have trouble falling asleep at midnight today, grab a...

By Changpeng Zhao
Scott Kranz’s Book: A Must‑Read Inspiration
SocialApr 7, 2026

Scott Kranz’s Book: A Must‑Read Inspiration

Nearly a decade ago I downloaded Instagram, and decided I should find some nice mountain photos (I like that stuff). Shortly thereafter I discovered @scott_kranz and was immediately blown away . It's not an understatement to say that he is...

By Nate Luebbe
Grab Obstacle Is The Way Kindle Deal Today
SocialApr 7, 2026

Grab Obstacle Is The Way Kindle Deal Today

Obstacle Is The Way throughout the years… UK readers — today only, The Obstacle Is The Way is a Kindle Daily Deal on Amazon. If you’ve been waiting for a reason to finally grab it, this is it. Discounted Kindle edition →...

By Ryan Holiday
We’re Fine with Our Couch‑side Take on Events
SocialApr 7, 2026

We’re Fine with Our Couch‑side Take on Events

I mean it's probably good that there's a book coming out with the 'inside' story but most of us can sit on the couch eating Cheetos fairly comfortable with our understanding of what happened.

By Matt Stoller
Discard the Surface Self with Underhill’s Timeless Guide
SocialApr 7, 2026

Discard the Surface Self with Underhill’s Timeless Guide

How to shed the surface self – the forgotten visionary Evelyn Underhill's century-old field guide to touching the depths of being https://t.co/C5ea57rwsN

By Maria Popova
Interview Deeply to Build Stronger, Structured Memoirs
SocialApr 7, 2026

Interview Deeply to Build Stronger, Structured Memoirs

Extensive interviewing is not unusual in memoir work and produces a stronger memoir. It adds depth and structure, fills in gaps, and jogs memory. Jacqueline Salmon offers examples, plus talks about additional necessities for memoir writers—a theme and a story that's...

By Jane Friedman
Laser‑Sharp Tech Future Insights Now in Paperback
SocialApr 7, 2026

Laser‑Sharp Tech Future Insights Now in Paperback

📖On The Borrowed Mind, now available in paperback. “Laser-sharp in his thinking, John Nosta has a unique ability to frame the challenges of our tech future with clarity and depth. A rare and important voice." —Prof Shafi Ahmed PhD FRCS https://t.co/i6NfSmqTlI @ShafiAhmed5...

By John Nosta
Help Choose Essential Giveaway Items for Authors
SocialApr 7, 2026

Help Choose Essential Giveaway Items for Authors

What are some things that would be beneficial to you as an author, that you’d love to possibly win in a giveaway? I am buying items to build a giveaway package for an author. That I plan to promo on...

By Bink Cummings
AI Demands, Not Diminishes, Architectural Agency
SocialApr 7, 2026

AI Demands, Not Diminishes, Architectural Agency

The Agentic Architect is a book about what it means to be an architect in the time of AI. In 10 words (confirmed in my AI studio): AI doesn’t rid the architect of agency; it requires it. A concise synopsis here...

By Randy Deutsch
From Prison Laptop to Published Book: My Untold Story
SocialApr 7, 2026

From Prison Laptop to Published Book: My Untold Story

Sitting down with @scottmelker to talk about the book and a few things I’ve never said publicly. The first draft was written over 4 months on a broken laptop in prison. Editing took even longer, nearly half a year. Turns out, I had...

By Changpeng Zhao
Three Cosmos Converge: Chanda Unveils Weird Beauty
SocialApr 7, 2026

Three Cosmos Converge: Chanda Unveils Weird Beauty

Yall, if we ever needed to engage with three Cosmos, it is now. And Chanda brought us to it. Weirdos, you better come get some of this weird beautiful shit.

By Kiese Laymon
Use Bonus Scenes to Grow Your Author Newsletter
SocialApr 7, 2026

Use Bonus Scenes to Grow Your Author Newsletter

How to build a newsletter when you’re just starting as an author… I will always suggest adding bonus scenes to the end of your books to newsletter build. It builds your list with organic, already invested readers… But what if...

By Bink Cummings
High School Reading Rates Plummet Since 1976
SocialApr 7, 2026

High School Reading Rates Plummet Since 1976

In 1976, 38% of 12th graders read 6 or more books for pleasure a year. By 2022, that number plummeted to 13%. In 1976, only 12% of 12th graders read 0 books a year. By 2022, that number skyrocketed to 40%. How can we...

By Alex Wieckowski (Alex and Books)
Self‑mastery and Unbowed Resilience in the Face of Adversity
SocialApr 7, 2026

Self‑mastery and Unbowed Resilience in the Face of Adversity

Two thoughts from William Ernest Henley “It matters not how strait the gate, How charged with punishments the scroll, I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul.” “Under the bludgeonings of chance, My head is bloody, but unbowed.”

By Jim O’Shaughnessy
A Review So Compelling I Bought the Book Instantly
SocialApr 7, 2026

A Review So Compelling I Bought the Book Instantly

https://www.stephendiehl.com/posts/no_antimimetics/ this is the first book review in a long while that made me race to purchase. Such outstanding writing.

By Rand Fishkin
Football Seen Through a Space Probe’s Lens
SocialApr 7, 2026

Football Seen Through a Space Probe’s Lens

Such an insane book idea and I love it. Football from the POV of a space probe

By Ian Kar
Diane Ackerman Explores Intimacy Within the Infinite
SocialApr 7, 2026

Diane Ackerman Explores Intimacy Within the Infinite

A Cosmic Pastoral – poet Diane Ackerman on the intimate in the infinite and the responsibility of rapture https://t.co/evvyU595DA

By Maria Popova
Bio‑ and Neuro‑sci‑fi Feels Essential, yet Often Dull
SocialApr 7, 2026

Bio‑ and Neuro‑sci‑fi Feels Essential, yet Often Dull

Bio- and neuro-themed sci-fi are the only kinds that really make sense to read anymore (as opposed to just reading the news), but most bio- and neuro-themed sci-fi is boring.

By Noah Smith
Reward A, Expect B? Rethink Your Incentives
SocialApr 7, 2026

Reward A, Expect B? Rethink Your Incentives

Everyone should read "On the Folly of Rewarding A, While Hoping for B” at least once. https://t.co/tF4HGbrweX https://t.co/HDor3NsxBO

By Ethan Mollick
Finding Abundant Peace Through 90-Day Divine Alignment
SocialApr 7, 2026

Finding Abundant Peace Through 90-Day Divine Alignment

I think God is about to have me take us through another Alignment Journey….. If you do not know and you would have no reason to know this. But I have written a book called 90 Day Transformation. And it’s...

By The Manifesting Beauty
Scheduled My Book Release for Afterlife, Hope I Remember
SocialApr 7, 2026

Scheduled My Book Release for Afterlife, Hope I Remember

In case I die or something before I publish my book, I’ve scheduled a blog post sharing it with the public. Hopefully I won’t forget to unschedule it 🤣 https://t.co/1uj1mWlV0m

By David Kadavy
Top Books to Sharpen Your Focus Like a Monk
SocialApr 6, 2026

Top Books to Sharpen Your Focus Like a Monk

8 books that'll make you more focused than a monk: Hyperfocus Essentialism Indistractable The ONE Thing The War of Art The Power of Now Digital Minimalism Steal Like an Artist What did I miss?

By Pascio
Read John: The West’s Most Essential Book
SocialApr 6, 2026

Read John: The West’s Most Essential Book

👇The quantum is achieved. The Northeast Sync is getting stronger. Remember my advice, regardless of what your religious background may be: read John and read it straight as it is the most important book ever written in the West.

By Lauren Balik
ADs Recommend Leadership Books, Bonhoeffer Sparks Reflection
SocialApr 6, 2026

ADs Recommend Leadership Books, Bonhoeffer Sparks Reflection

okay, what do we think of the leadership book recommendations from ADs, via @D1ticker? I like where Micah Potter's head is at, (Cal Baptist) but after reading about Bonhoeffer, I dunno if I want to go back to writing about MMR...

By Matt Brown
Simplicity Shines in Nebdel's 100 Landscape Photo Book
SocialApr 6, 2026

Simplicity Shines in Nebdel's 100 Landscape Photo Book

Very cool book from @Nebdel Around 100 pictures of landscapes as a result of rest… and the occasional impact of ruminating bovine. We do all these schemes that require all this noise… but it could be that simple and beautiful. https://t.co/htpg0FYTfU

By Jason Mauck
AI Agents & OpenClaw Spark New Business Growth Era
SocialApr 6, 2026

AI Agents & OpenClaw Spark New Business Growth Era

What are we reading? Title: “The Autonomous Business - How AI Agents and OpenClaw are Creating a New Era of Business Growth” Author: Philippe Theunissen #Books #Leadership #Sales #Marketing #ArtificialIntelligence https://t.co/W0iPG9prLo https://t.co/1iEKbA66iZ

By Tim Hughes
Upgrade Your Mindset, Not Just Your Tools
SocialApr 6, 2026

Upgrade Your Mindset, Not Just Your Tools

Thank you @davidarmano 🙏 Most books about change tell you how to keep up. Mindshift quietly calls that out for what it is; survival thinking. Brian Solis makes a sharper point: in a world where disruption is constant, reacting is a losing...

By Brian Solis
Share Your Workplace Photo for Mind Over Grind Tag
SocialApr 6, 2026

Share Your Workplace Photo for Mind Over Grind Tag

I love these images by @ambermcgraw26 and @christymcgraw21 ! How intense is your job and profession? If you think Mind Over Grind could be helpful to your colleagues and coworkers, send me a pic of the book in your workplace and...

By Guy Winch
A Haunting Glimpse Into “Carne De Dios” Novel Excerpt
SocialApr 6, 2026

A Haunting Glimpse Into “Carne De Dios” Novel Excerpt

Excerpt from the novel Carne de Dios - by Chloe Garcia Roberts - in The Microdose https://t.co/ct8XazA3mn

By Michael Pollan
Excited for Lyn Alden's Sci‑Fi Take on Imperial Credits
SocialApr 6, 2026

Excited for Lyn Alden's Sci‑Fi Take on Imperial Credits

Looking forward to reading this Sci Fi release by ⁦@LynAldenContact⁩ Especially the parts related to Imperial Credits…😅 https://t.co/DV7HOaIKLB

By Brent Johnson
Rumi’s Remedy: Choose Love Over Indifference
SocialApr 6, 2026

Rumi’s Remedy: Choose Love Over Indifference

The art of choosing love over not-love – on Rumi's immortal antidote to our human tragedy https://t.co/yXGVYxGBdE

By Maria Popova
Choose Empowering Beliefs to Unlock Motivation and Resilience
SocialApr 6, 2026

Choose Empowering Beliefs to Unlock Motivation and Resilience

Beyond Belief by Nir Eyal This book show how beliefs function as powerful mental tools, showing us how to deliberately choose the right ones to unlock lasting motivation, resilience, and personal progress. @nireyal

By Ravi Shah
AI’s 15‑Year Evolution Explored in New Book
SocialApr 6, 2026

AI’s 15‑Year Evolution Explored in New Book

Just finished this riveting, fact-based, storytelling book on how AI rose in the past 15+ years to where it is today, by @scmallaby, featuring @demishassabis and @GoogleDeepMind. Join Sebastian and me for a Ground Truths live podcast tomorrow 12N PT https://t.co/YllXW9J82k...

By Eric Topol
Defending the Rich: Latest Economic Books Reviewed
SocialApr 6, 2026

Defending the Rich: Latest Economic Books Reviewed

From the house that brought you How to Spend It: In defence of the rich — and other new economic books https://t.co/DB0eFhiqzL

By Jeff Jarvis
12 Timeless Lessons to Read Any Book Better
SocialApr 6, 2026

12 Timeless Lessons to Read Any Book Better

This book is the ultimate guide to becoming a better reader. It was first published in 1940 and became an instant bestseller. It will teach you how to get more value out of every book you read. Here are 12 key lessons...

By Alex Wieckowski (Alex and Books)
HarperCollins Turns Books Into AI Shorts, Pays Authors
SocialApr 6, 2026

HarperCollins Turns Books Into AI Shorts, Pays Authors

HarperCollins is turning authors’ books into AI YouTube Shorts HarperCollins has partnered with Toonstar to turn books into AI YouTube Shorts The launch starts with Lisa Greenwald’s Friendship List series Episodes run 2–10 minutes, targeting young YouTube audiences Toonstar’s CEO says “creator-led,” with authors...

By Matt Navarra
Finance Wars Shaped America: Hamilton Triumphs Over Egalitarians
SocialApr 6, 2026

Finance Wars Shaped America: Hamilton Triumphs Over Egalitarians

I just finished William Hogeland's fascinating book on the struggles over finance and credit during the formative period of the US republic, during which time radical, egalitarian movements were, for better or worse, defeated by financial elites. Alexander Hamilton may not...

By Michael Pettis
Insights From Stock Market Maestros Authors Revealed
SocialApr 6, 2026

Insights From Stock Market Maestros Authors Revealed

In this conversation, @Valuehunte and I sit down with Lee Freeman-Shor and Clare Flynn Levy to talk about their new book, Stock Market Maestros. I really enjoyed this conversation. https://t.co/Qzkn4Pmzg8

By Ian Cassel
Second‑person Rabbit Narrator Proves Bold Storytelling Works
SocialApr 6, 2026

Second‑person Rabbit Narrator Proves Bold Storytelling Works

You know what, my upcoming book starts off in the second-person, from the point of view of a fucking rabbit, and it absolutely kills. I'm not in the slightest bit worried that readers won't read it. Write your stories how they...

By John Scalzi
Novorossiysk Hosts Vivid Live Staging of Wells' War
SocialApr 6, 2026

Novorossiysk Hosts Vivid Live Staging of Wells' War

Last night in the Russian port of Novorossiysk, there was a rather vivid staging of The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells. https://t.co/KeOGNlxmT6

By Illia Ponomarenko
Indie Rock Explosion: A Complete Cultural History Arrives
SocialApr 6, 2026

Indie Rock Explosion: A Complete Cultural History Arrives

SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS: The Complete Cultural History of the Indie Rock Explosion in stores now https://t.co/NTUo1h3Ad4

By Chris DeVille
Gibran's Heartfelt Plea to Soldiers in Futile War
SocialApr 6, 2026

Gibran's Heartfelt Plea to Soldiers in Futile War

Sentinels of the soul – Kahlil Gibran's moving letter to a soldier in a senseless war https://t.co/mYmRdtIqX3

By Maria Popova
Apocalyptic Masterclass Leaves Unshakable, Lasting Fears
SocialApr 5, 2026

Apocalyptic Masterclass Leaves Unshakable, Lasting Fears

Just finished reading this absolute masterclass in apocalyptic story telling. I have fears I never thought of before and will never stop thinking about for the rest of my days. The Day of the Triffids - John Wyndham

By Abigail James (Pop Culture Scientist)
45k Words Written, Rough Draft Near Completion
SocialApr 5, 2026

45k Words Written, Rough Draft Near Completion

45,000 words into my next book. Making serious progress. I think my rough draft will be done by the end of the month.

By Matt Kepnes
Success Varies: Most Books Never Consistently Hit Bestseller
SocialApr 5, 2026

Success Varies: Most Books Never Consistently Hit Bestseller

Same. Mexican Gothic did very well, but nothing else of mine has sold at that level. Novels like Untamed Shore have sold very few copies. And then there are books like The Beautiful Ones, which sold small numbers of copies...

By Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Carnegie’s Lost Chapter on Claude Skills Revealed
SocialApr 5, 2026

Carnegie’s Lost Chapter on Claude Skills Revealed

Dale Carnegie actually had an entire chapter in How to Win Friends and Influence People about using Claude Skills, but it got cut the week before publication because his editors thought the book was too long.

By Turner Novak
Havel's Prison Letter Teaches Embracing Your Greatest Failure
SocialApr 5, 2026

Havel's Prison Letter Teaches Embracing Your Greatest Failure

Vaclav Havel, writing from prison, on how to live with your greatest failure — one of the most extraordinary letters I have ever read https://t.co/OgrD5Uff8C

By Maria Popova
Feudal Media Theory Becomes Book This Fall
SocialApr 5, 2026

Feudal Media Theory Becomes Book This Fall

BIG NEWS: I am turning my #FeudalMedia theory into a book. Due out Fall 2026. Excerpt at link: https://t.co/HDfEKILkil

By Alan Wolk