Outrage culture is rewriting publishing

Adam Szetela’s new book, That Book Is Dangerous, examines the rise of the “Sensitivity Era” in publishing and how cultural pressure tries to control what books authors can write and readers can read.

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When enough is “enuf”: The strange and futile history of English spelling reform

In “Enough Is Enuf,” Gabe Henry traces the history of simplified spelling movements and the lessons they teach us about language.

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Creativerly 250 is out featuring

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The art of asking the right questions & Edit your writing, like editing a photo

How I read, an AI-powered writing app with a new approach, Beam shutting down, ask this questions at your next meeting, and a lot more in this week's issue of Creativerly.

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#InterestingSaturdayReads

“The value of owning more #books than you can read
Or, how I learned to stop worrying and love my #tsundoku

by #KevinDickinson
Neuropsych section of #BigThink

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What our shelves of unread books teach us about ourselves

Many readers buy books with every intention of reading them, only to let them linger on the shelf. The Japanese call this practice tsudoku.

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