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Daunt refused to play this game. He wanted to put the best books in the window. He wanted to display the most exciting books by the front door. Even more amazing, he let the people working in the stores make these decisions.
This is James Daunt’s super power: He loves books.
Ted Gioia • What Can We Learn From Barnes & Noble's Surprising Turnaround?
Cast members, unlike writers, were each provided with a car and driver to get to the after-parties—more specifically, with a gigantic black Cadillac Escalade SUV—and I’d arranged to ride along with Henrietta and her wife, Lisa.
Curtis Sittenfeld • Romantic Comedy: The bestselling Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick by the author of RODHAM and AMERICAN WIFE
In 2019 the Emilia Report (named after England’s first published female poet, Emilia Bassano) analysed coverage of male and female writers and found that women were twice as likely to have their ages referenced – or, in the case of Sally Rooney, her appearance, ‘like a startled deer with sensuous lips’, according to one Swiss critic.
Louise Willder • Blurb Your Enthusiasm: A Cracking Compendium of Book Blurbs, Writing Tips, Literary Folklore and Publishing Secrets

“Booker could just come out on social media or anywhere else and be like, ‘No, that’s just not true,’ and then you have the back and forth,” Van Pelt said. “The back and forth then becomes its own content.”
Stephen A. Smith Is the Face of ESPN. How Much Is That Worth ...
So we’re clearly dealing with the bad Apple here. And the fact that the company... See more
Ted Gioia • Nobody Will Tell You the Ugly Reason Apple Acquired a Classical Music Label

