16 Ways Book Lovers Can Satisfy Their Reading Addiction
A lot of novelists start late — Conrad, Pirandello, even Mark Twain. When you're young, chess is all right, and music and poetry. But novel-writing is something else. It has to be learned, but it can't be taught. This bunkum and stinkum of college creative writing courses! The academics don't know that the only thing you can do for someone who wants to write is to buy him a typewriter.
— James M. Cain, who died in 1977
This is true happiness: to have no ambition and to work like a horse as if you had every ambition. To live far from men, not to need them and yet to love them. To have the stars above, the land to your left and the sea to your right and to realize of a sudden that in your heart, life has accomplished its final miracle: it has become a fairy tale.
— Nikos Kazantzakis, who died on this date in 1957
16 Ways Book Lovers Can Satisfy Their Reading Addiction - Review Geek: “There are more books than you could possibly read in your entire lifetime, so finding titles you’re likely to enjoy isn’t always easy. Fortunately, there are lots of resources available that can help you discover your new favorite author…” Includes information about and links to: Libraries, Thrift Shops, and Book Clubs; E-readers; Online; Audiobooks; Online Communities and Blogs.
The New York Times – “…While viewers stream their favorite shows, companies are gathering their personal data to sell it to advertisers — and privacy experts are alarmed. … Recent deals involving the media conglomerate AT&T, the streaming device seller … the Walt Disney Company and AT&T’s WarnerMedia will start streaming..”
